The piggy bank contains/includes a hundred ten-dollar coins.

[angliholic]

The piggy bank contains/includes a hundred ten-dollar coins.




Do both contain and include fit into the above sample and mean the same? Thanks.

[Horsa]

'Contains' would be usual and means that the coins are inside the piggy bank. 'Includes' here would be very unusual and would have to have a context similar to this: the piggy bank is for sale, and whoever buys it will also receive 110 dollar coins.

[angliholic]

Thanks, Horsa.
Got it.