coin

硬貨、コイン

お金として使う、小さく平たい金属片。

やさしい英語で： A small, flat piece of metal used as money.

• I found a coin.
• She put three coins in the machine.
• Can you pay with coins?

類義語： money, ackers, blunt, bones

よく使う表現： gold coin, toss a coin, coin collection, silver coin

メダル、トークン

カジノなど、特定の場所でお金の代わりに使う小さなもの。

やさしい英語で： A small piece used instead of money in a particular place, such as a casino.

• Insert a coin to play.
• We exchanged cash for casino coins.
• These coins only work in this arcade.

類義語： token

よく使う表現： casino coin, arcade coin, insert a coin

造語する、作り出す

新しい単語や表現を作り出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To invent a new word or phrase.

• He coined a new word.
• Who coined that phrase?
• The term was coined by a local journalist.

使い方： coin a word/phrase/term (She coined a term for the new design style.)

類義語： invent, create

よく使う表現： coin a phrase, coin a term, coin a word

鋳造する

金属から、決まった価値と品質の硬貨を作ること。

やさしい英語で： To turn metal into pieces of money of a particular value and quality.

• The mint coins money.
• They coined the silver into dollars.
• Gold was coined here for many years.

類義語： mint

よく使う表現： coin silver, coin money, coin gold