coinage
English
/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
noun
Definitions
- The process of coining money.
- (uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
- (uncountable) The creation of new words, neologizing.
- (countable) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
- The process of creating something new.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coignage derived from Old French coignage.
Origin
Old French
coignage