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Definition of altcoin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

altcoin

noun
 
/ˈɔːltkɔɪn/
 
/ˈɔːltkɔɪn/
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  1. [uncountable] any cryptocurrency (= system of electronic money used for buying and selling online) that is not bitcoin
    • So far, relatively few merchants accept altcoin as a medium of exchange.
  2. [countable] a unit of an altcoin system of money
    • The value of any altcoin is equal only to how much someone will pay you for it.
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