gold coin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
(Australian or New Zealand $1 or $2 coin): From the golden appearance of these coins, which are in fact varieties of bronze.
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, informal) A one-dollar or two-dollar coin.
And where was the wine and cheese. For a gold coin entry fee we could of at least expected some coon and a cask of something nasty!!!
2003 July 25, Rossco, “Music”, in aus.hi-fi (Usenet):TIME... 7:30 PM ADMISSION BY GOLD COIN.
1995 November 9, Adam C. Schofield, “Children's Bookroom...”, in aus.education (Usenet):Entry is with a gold coin donation.
1998 July 11, Wayne Roberts, “10 Days to Go to Bi Con.”, in alt.personals.bi (Usenet):Everyone is invited to join in from 5pm on Sunday, December 31, with a gold coin donation to support the local Rural Fire Service brigades.
2023 December 21, The Central Coast Community News, NSW, page 16, column 2:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, coin.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| gold coins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (18)
mk зла́тник (coin made of gold) · nn gullmynt (coin made of gold) · fi kultaraha (coin made of gold) · pt moeda de ouro (coin made of gold) · grc χρυσίον (coin made of gold) · bg жълтица (coin made of gold) · sv guldmynt (coin made of gold) · ru золото́й (coin made of gold) · he זְהֻבִּים (coin made of gold) · ota آلتون (coin made of gold) · pl złota moneta (coin made of gold) · bg златица (coin made of gold) · de Goldmünze (coin made of gold) · mr सोन्याचे नाणे (coin made of gold) · nb gullmynt (coin made of gold) · da guldmønt (coin made of gold) · hu aranyérme (coin made of gold) · ro galben (coin made of gold)