coin
UK: kɔɪn | US: kɔɪn
n. a flat, typically round piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money
vt. to invent or create (a new word or phrase)
vt. to make (coins) by stamping metal
The word "coin" originates from the Latin cuneus, meaning "wedge," as early coins were stamped using wedge-shaped dies. The Old French coing referred to a "corner" or "stamp," evolving into Middle English coin to denote both the tool for stamping and the resulting currency. The verb form ("to invent") emerged from the idea of "stamping" new words into language.
She inserted a coin into the vending machine.
The government plans to coin a new series of commemorative coins.
Shakespeare is known to have coined many English words.
The term "blog" was coined in the late 1990s.
Ancient Romans used dies to coin money with emperors' portraits.