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coined

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time:

Examples:

coin a term Allen Ginsberg coined the term "flower power".
coin a phrase Few people have any idea who coined the famous phrase.
3
to be earning a lot of money quickly:

Examples:

Farmers were coining it at that time, thanks to high wheat prices.

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