coinage
coin•ageBrE /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
NAmE /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
noun1 [uncountable] the coins used in a particular place or at a particular time; coins of a particular type
word origin
Roman coinagegold/silver/bronze coinage 2 [uncountable] the system of money used in a particular countrydecimal coinage 3 [countable, uncountable] a word or phrase that has been invented recently; the process of inventing a word or phrasenew coinages
