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3. That which serves for payment or
recompense.

The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood
is repaid in a nobler coin.

Hammond.

Coin balance. See Illust. of
Balance. -- To pay one in his own
coin, to return to one the same kind of injury or
ill treatment as has been received from him. [Colloq.]

Coin, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Coined (koind); p. pr. & vb.
n. Coining.] 1. To make of
a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal;
to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to
coin a medal.

2. To make or fabricate; to invent; to
originate; as, to coin a word.

Some tale, some new pretense, he daily
coined,

To soothe his sister and delude her mind.

Dryden.

3. To acquire rapidly, as money; to
make.

Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter
day.

Locke.

Coin, v. i. To manufacture
counterfeit money.


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