coinage

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1coins collectively: the volume of coinage in circulation
  • the action or process of producing coins from metal: the controller of the coinage of tin
  • [count noun] a system or type of coins in use: decimal coinage
  • 2the invention of a new word or phrase: the word is of Derrida’s own coinage
  • [count noun] a newly invented word or phrase: the recent coinage ‘Eurointellectuals’

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French coigniage, from coignier 'to mint' (see coin)