bitcoin

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See also: Bitcoin, BitCoin, and bitcóin

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

bit (“binary digit”) +‎ coin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

bitcoin

  1. (uncountable) A decentralized digital currency.
    • 2014, Dale Blake, Bitcoin Guide For Beginners: Bitcoin Trading and Mining Made Easy, →ISBN:
      It is a process of solving complex math problems using those computers which run bitcoin software.
    • 2015, Scott Green, Bitcoin : The Ultimate A - Z of Profitable Bitcoin Trading & Mining Guide, →ISBN:
      Other ecommerce sites that accept bitcoin are: Bitcoinshop.us which offers products like watches and air conditioners and ships to people within the United States; Air Baltic, which is a Latvian airline also started accepting cryptocurrency mode of payment for basic class fares not including Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Russia, India, Japan, China, Iceland, Indonesia, Lebanon and Jordan.
    • 2016, Prypto, Bitcoin For Dummies, →ISBN, page 137:
      Individual bitcoin users are not the only driving force in terms of securing the bitcoin network.
    • 2017, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, →ISBN, page 11:
      Find a friend who has bitcoin and buy some from him or her directly. Many bitcoin users start this way. This method is the least complicated. One way to meet people with bitcoin is to attend a local bitcoin meetup listed at Meetup.com.
    We do not accept bitcoin at this store.

Noun

bitcoin (plural bitcoins or bitcoin)

  1. (countable) A unit of the bitcoin digital currency.
    • 2013, John Davidson, How to Make Money Online With Digital Currency Bitcoins, →ISBN:
      Each time you succeed in creating a hash, you are rewarded with 25 bitcoins, the block chain is updated and all the users on the network are notified.
    • 2014, Kinsley Wallace, Bitcoins: How to Invest, Buy and Sell: A Guide to Using the Bitcoin, →ISBN:
      They buy bitcoins at a lower price then sell them at a higher value.
    • 2014, Joanne Falvey, Tale of the Bitcoin Kid: Learn about earning, →ISBN:
      There are lots of ways to earn bitcoin.
    • 2017, Chris Burniske & ‎Jack Tatar, Cryptoassets, →ISBN:
      But consider that a significant amount of bitcoin is also being held by investors. Those investors do not plan to sell their bitcoin for some time because they are speculating that due to its utility as MoIP, demand will continue to rise and so too will its value.
    This item costs one bitcoin.

Synonyms

Subdivisions of bitcoin:

Multiples of bitcoin (rarely used):

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Finnish

Etymology

English bitcoin

Noun

bitcoin

  1. bitcoin

Declension

Inflection of bitcoin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative bitcoin bitcoinit
genitive bitcoinin bitcoinien
partitive bitcoinia bitcoineja
illative bitcoiniin bitcoineihin
singular plural
nominative bitcoin bitcoinit
accusative nom. bitcoin bitcoinit
gen. bitcoinin
genitive bitcoinin bitcoinien
partitive bitcoinia bitcoineja
inessive bitcoinissa bitcoineissa
elative bitcoinista bitcoineista
illative bitcoiniin bitcoineihin
adessive bitcoinilla bitcoineilla
ablative bitcoinilta bitcoineilta
allative bitcoinille bitcoineille
essive bitcoinina bitcoineina
translative bitcoiniksi bitcoineiksi
abessive bitcoinitta bitcoineitta
instructive — bitcoinein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bitcoin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bitcoinini bitcoinini
accusative nom. bitcoinini bitcoinini
gen. bitcoinini
genitive bitcoinini bitcoinieni
partitive bitcoiniani bitcoinejani
inessive bitcoinissani bitcoineissani
elative bitcoinistani bitcoineistani
illative bitcoiniini bitcoineihini
adessive bitcoinillani bitcoineillani
ablative bitcoiniltani bitcoineiltani
allative bitcoinilleni bitcoineilleni
essive bitcoininani bitcoineinani
translative bitcoinikseni bitcoineikseni
abessive bitcoinittani bitcoineittani
instructive — —
comitative — bitcoineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bitcoinisi bitcoinisi
accusative nom. bitcoinisi bitcoinisi
gen. bitcoinisi
genitive bitcoinisi bitcoiniesi
partitive bitcoiniasi bitcoinejasi
inessive bitcoinissasi bitcoineissasi
elative bitcoinistasi bitcoineistasi
illative bitcoiniisi bitcoineihisi
adessive bitcoinillasi bitcoineillasi
ablative bitcoiniltasi bitcoineiltasi
allative bitcoinillesi bitcoineillesi
essive bitcoininasi bitcoineinasi
translative bitcoiniksesi bitcoineiksesi
abessive bitcoinittasi bitcoineittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bitcoineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bitcoinimme bitcoinimme
accusative nom. bitcoinimme bitcoinimme
gen. bitcoinimme
genitive bitcoinimme bitcoiniemme
partitive bitcoiniamme bitcoinejamme
inessive bitcoinissamme bitcoineissamme
elative bitcoinistamme bitcoineistamme
illative bitcoiniimme bitcoineihimme
adessive bitcoinillamme bitcoineillamme
ablative bitcoiniltamme bitcoineiltamme
allative bitcoinillemme bitcoineillemme
essive bitcoininamme bitcoineinamme
translative bitcoiniksemme bitcoineiksemme
abessive bitcoinittamme bitcoineittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bitcoineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bitcoininne bitcoininne
accusative nom. bitcoininne bitcoininne
gen. bitcoininne
genitive bitcoininne bitcoinienne
partitive bitcoinianne bitcoinejanne
inessive bitcoinissanne bitcoineissanne
elative bitcoinistanne bitcoineistanne
illative bitcoiniinne bitcoineihinne
adessive bitcoinillanne bitcoineillanne
ablative bitcoiniltanne bitcoineiltanne
allative bitcoinillenne bitcoineillenne
essive bitcoininanne bitcoineinanne
translative bitcoiniksenne bitcoineiksenne
abessive bitcoinittanne bitcoineittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bitcoineinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bitcoininsa bitcoininsa
accusative nom. bitcoininsa bitcoininsa
gen. bitcoininsa
genitive bitcoininsa bitcoiniensa
partitive bitcoiniaan
bitcoiniansa 		bitcoinejaan
bitcoinejansa
inessive bitcoinissaan
bitcoinissansa 		bitcoineissaan
bitcoineissansa
elative bitcoinistaan
bitcoinistansa 		bitcoineistaan
bitcoineistansa
illative bitcoiniinsa bitcoineihinsa
adessive bitcoinillaan
bitcoinillansa 		bitcoineillaan
bitcoineillansa
ablative bitcoiniltaan
bitcoiniltansa 		bitcoineiltaan
bitcoineiltansa
allative bitcoinilleen
bitcoinillensa 		bitcoineilleen
bitcoineillensa
essive bitcoininaan
bitcoininansa 		bitcoineinaan
bitcoineinansa
translative bitcoinikseen
bitcoiniksensa 		bitcoineikseen
bitcoineiksensa
abessive bitcoinittaan
bitcoinittansa 		bitcoineittaan
bitcoineittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bitcoineineen
bitcoineinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bit.kɔjn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins)

  1. bitcoin

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Noun

bitcoin m (plural s)

  1. bitcoin (a cryptocurrency)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins)

  1. bitcoin (a cryptocurrency)
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