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¹ coin

Pronounced:

/ˈkoɪn/

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural coins

Meaning:

[count] : a small, flat, and usually round piece of metal issued by a government as money ▪ gold/silver/copper coins ▪ I have a dollar in coins.

the other/opposite/flip side of the coin

: a different way of looking at or thinking about a situation ▪ The economy is improving, but the other side of the coin is that inflation is becoming a bigger problem.

toss/flip a coin

: to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands ▪ Let's toss a coin. Heads, we don't go; tails, we do.

two sides of the same coin

: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing ▪ These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.

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