coin
gb/kˈɔɪn/ us/kˈɔɪn/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 3000
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
entity
1
Flat metal money piece
A small piece of metal used as money.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] has [a/an number] coin(s)
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'coin' with 'currency' or 'money', using it to refer to all forms of money instead of just metal pieces.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
currency (A general term for money, not limited to coins.)
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money (Broad term including coins, paper bills, and other forms.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
banknote (Paper form of money, as opposed to coins.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
flip a coin
|collect coins
|insert a coin
|loose change and coins
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
money
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She dropped a coin into the parking meter.
- He collects rare coins from different countries.
- I found a coin under the sofa.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I have one coin in my pocket.
- The coin is silver and small.
- She puts a coin in the machine.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
action
2
Invent a new term
To make a new word or phrase.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to coin [a word/phrase]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'coin' meaning 'to make money' with 'coin' meaning 'to invent a word'. Context is important.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
create (General term for making something new, not specific to language.)
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invent (General term for creating something original, not limited to words.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
borrow (To take an existing word or expression from another language or source.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
coin a phrase
|first coined
|newly coined
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
language
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Shakespeare coined many words that we still use today.
- The term 'blog' was coined in the late 1990s.
- She coined a catchy slogan for the campaign.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He coined a new word for his story.
- The writer coined many funny phrases.
- They coined the term last year.
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
entity
3
Side of a coin
One side of a coin, with a picture or design.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
face (Can refer to the front side of an object, including coins.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
reverse (The opposite side of the front (obverse) on a coin.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
heads side of the coin
|tails side of the coin
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
money
|finance
|daily_life
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The heads side of the coin shows the queen's portrait.
- The tails side has an image of a bird.
- Each coin has two sides: heads and tails.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The coin has a head side.
- I see the tail on the coin.
- This coin has two sides.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
coin
IPA
GB/kˈɔɪn/
US/kˈɔɪn/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
coin (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (coin)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: coin
- Plural: coin, coins
Verb
- Base: coin
- 3rd Person Singular: coins
- Present Participle: coining
- Past: coined
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
coins
noun
coining
verb
coined
verb
Related words
coinage
noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
to coin a phrase
1/tə kˈɔɪn ə fɹˈeɪz/
idiom
Invent or use expression humorously
To say or make a well-known phrase, sometimes as a joke about using it.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He's living, to coin a phrase, 'on cloud nine'.
- She was, to coin a phrase, 'over the moon' about her promotion.
two sides of the same coin
1/tˈu sˈaɪdz əv ðə sˈeɪm kˈɔɪn/
idiom
Two aspects of one thing
Two different but related parts of one thing.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Success and failure are two sides of the same coin.
- Freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin.
flip a coin
1/flˈɪp ə kˈɔɪn/
fixed phrase
Toss a coin to decide
to throw a coin in the air and use the side it lands on to choose between two things
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- We couldn't decide where to eat, so we flipped a coin.
- If we can’t agree, let’s flip a coin.
- If it's heads, we go to the park; if it's tails, we stay home.
- They flipped a coin to see who would go first.
- We flipped a coin and I lost.