–verb (used with object) 7. to make (coinage) by stamping metal: The mint is coining pennies. 8. to convert (metal) into coinage: The mint used to coin gold into dollars. 9. to make; invent; fabricate: to coin an expression. 10. Metalworking. to shape the surface of (metal) by squeezing between two dies. Compare emboss (def. 3).
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–verb (used with object)
7. to make (coinage) by stamping metal: The mint is coining pennies.
8. to convert (metal) into coinage: The mint used to coin gold into dollars.
9. to make; invent; fabricate: to coin an expression.
10. Metalworking. to shape the surface of (metal) by squeezing between two dies. Compare emboss (def. 3).