coinage

coinage
noun
[mass noun]
  1. coins collectively
    硬币,钱币[总称]
    the volume of coinage in circulation.
    硬币流通量。
    ■the action or process of producing coins from metal
    铸币
    ■[count noun]a system or type of coins in use
    通用的硬币币制
    decimal coinage.
    十进位硬币币制。
  2. the invention of a new word or phrase
    (新词或短语的)创造,杜撰
    ■[count noun]a newly invented word or phrase
    新造的词(或短语)
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French coigniage, from coignier 'to mint' (see coin)
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