Mint Definition

mĭnt
minted, minting, mints
noun
mints
A place where money is coined by authority of the government.
Webster's New World
A government bureau in charge of this.
Webster's New World
An apparently unlimited supply; large amount.
A mint of ideas.
Webster's New World
A source of manufacture or invention.
Webster's New World
A large amount of money; fortune.
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verb
minted, minting, mints
To coin (money) by stamping metal.
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To invent or create; fabricate.
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(intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.

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(provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.

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(intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.

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adjective
New or in its original condition, as if freshly minted.
A postage stamp in mint condition.
Webster's New World
Designating a family (Lamiaceae, order Lamiales) of dicotyledonous plants with fragrant foliage, volatile oil, and square stems, including spearmint, peppermint, basil, and bergamot.
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(numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.

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(philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

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(slang) Very good.
That's mint.
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Synonyms:
  • new-made
  • new-laid
  • new-grown
  • new-built
  • fire-new
  • factory-new
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Other Word Forms of Mint

Noun

Singular:
mint
Plural:
mints

Origin of Mint

  • From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve"), from Proto-Germanic *muntanÄ…, *muntijanÄ… (“to think, consider"), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think"). Cognate with Eastern Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target"), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target"), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry"), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion"), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend"). More at mind.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English minte from Old English from Germanic minta from Latin menta possibly from Greek minthē

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin menta (“the plant"), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (minthÄ“), akin to Old Norse minta (“mint").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English mynet coin from Latin monēta money

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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