Definition of COINAGE

coinage

Plural: coinages

Noun

  • The invention of new words, or the process of making coins.
  • coins collectively
  • a newly invented word or phrase
  • the act of inventing a word or phrase
  • The process of coining money.
  • Coins taken collectively; currency.
  • The creation of new words, neologizing.
  • Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
  • The process of creating something new.

Examples

  • His clever COINAGE of a new, valid word won him the game of Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coynage, from Old French coignage, from coignier.

Synonyms

metal money, mintage, neologism, neology, specie

Scrabble Score: 10

coinage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coinage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coinage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

coinage: valid Words With Friends Word