Home › Words › O › officinaofficinaofficina means A monetary office that issues coins.EtymologyFrom Latin officīna. Doublet of oficina and usine.nounA monetary office that issues coins.e.g.“There ought to be only one officina for the issuing of currency; there ought to be only one officina for the control of that issue.” — 1826 February 13, The Parliamentary Debates, volume XIV, column 257:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.coinmaking 61% match — The manufacture of coins. vs officina →coinage 59% match — The process of coining money. vs officina →coinmaker 58% match — One who makes coins. vs officina →coiner 54% match — A person who makes coins (often counterfeit coins). vs officina →podar 53% match — A cash-keeper, especially an officer attached to a treasury, responsible for weighing money and bullion and appraising the value of coins. vs officina →cuneator 53% match — The superintendent of the engravers of dies for making coins. vs officina →minting 53% match — The act by which money is minted. vs officina →cambio 52% match — bureau de change; currency exchange vs officina →