What is another word for mintage?

Pronunciation: [mˈɪntɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

Mintage is a term that refers to the total amount of coins produced by a mint. Synonyms for mintage include coinage, mint production, striking, minting, coining, and stamping. These terms are often used interchangeably, but can also have slightly different meanings depending on the context. Coinage refers to the process of producing coins, while mint production and striking may refer to the physical act of stamping the metal blanks with a design. Coining and stamping are more specific terms that refer to the process of impressing the design onto the metal using a press or hammer. Regardless of the term used, mintage is an important aspect of the coin collecting hobby and the history of currency.

What are the hypernyms for Mintage?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Mintage?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for mintage (as nouns)

    • possession
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What are the opposite words for mintage?

Mintage refers to the process of minting coins or the total number of coins minted. The antonyms of mintage would be words that describe the opposite of creating or producing coins. The first antonym that comes to mind is the word "destruction." In this case, the opposite of mintage would be the destruction of coins. Another antonym for mintage could be the word "melt," which refers to the process of melting down coins to create something else. Finally, the word "decline" could also be an antonym of mintage, as it refers to a decrease in the number of coins being produced over time.

What are the antonyms for Mintage?

Usage examples for Mintage

From time immemorial, the chapter has enjoyed the right of mintage; and they appear to have used it till the year 1577, at which time their coin was so much counterfeited, that they were induced to recal it by public proclamation.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
Cathedral of Bayeux, founded by St. Exuperius, history, described, crypt, stripped of its relics, revenue, right of mintage.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
This reinforcement of the general language, by aids from the mintage of Shakspeare, had already commenced in the seventeenth century.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey

Famous quotes with Mintage

  • They carry back bright to the coiner the mintage of man, The lads that will die in their glory and never be old.
    A. E. Housman

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