recoinage

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noun

A recoining of money.

First used 17th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounrecoinage (countable and uncountable, plural recoinages)

plural recoinages

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA recoining of money.First known use 17th c.

    A total recoinage was to be effected, and the old impure coins were to be removed from circulation.

    2016, Peter Ackroyd, Revolution, Pan Macmillan, published 2017, page 18

Origin

From re- + coinage.

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APA

recoinage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoinage

MLA

“recoinage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoinage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recoinage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoinage.

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