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Pronunciation: 'koin Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, wedge, corner,
from Latin cuneus wedge
1 archaic
a : CORNER, CORNERSTONE, QUOIN b :
WEDGE
2 a : a usually flat piece of metal issued by
governmental authority as money b : metal money c
: something resembling a coin especially in shape
3 : something used as if it were money (as in
verbal or intellectual exchange) <perhaps wisecracks... are
respectable literary coin in the U.S. -- Times
Literary Supplement> <would repay him with the full coin
of his mind -- Ian Fleming>
4 : something having two different and usually
opposing sides -- usually used in the phrase the other side
of the coin
5 : MONEY
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cur·ren·cy
Pronunciation: 'k&r-&n(t)-sE,
'k&-r&n(t)-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -cies
1 a : circulation
as a medium of exchange b : general use,
acceptance, or prevalence c : the quality or
state of being current
: CURRENTNESS
2 a : something (as coins, treasury notes, and
banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange b
: paper money in circulation c : a common
article for bartering d : a medium of verbal or
intellectual expression
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