noun

coins

coins

I have some coins in my pocket.

I have some coins in my pocket.

He collects rare old coins.

He collects rare old coins.

a collection of ((coins)) a group of metal money pieces He has a large collection of coins.

Synonyms: change, currency, money

From Old French 'coin' ('wedge, corner, die'), which came to mean 'thing stamped'.

Think of the 'coo' sound a pigeon makes, and imagine it picking up shiny coins.

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