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Definitions
Noun
1

A coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a Japanese yen, no longer in circulation.

"The museum curator explained that while the old tin box contained thousands of rin coins, they are now merely historical artifacts since Japan stopped issuing them decades ago."

Verb
1

To run.

"After rinsing off, she ran to catch the bus before it left."

See Also
circulation coin yen run
Related Terms

Origin

The word rin comes from the Old English verb rinnan, which originally meant "to run." This term traces its roots back to the Proto-Germanic language.

Rhyming Words
arin erin prin orin trin brin grin crin pyrin zorin sarin serin burin garin orrin turin kirin atrin abrin morin
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