mintage

[ min-tij ]

noun

1. the act or process of minting. mint.
2. the product or result of minting; mint; coinage.
3. the charge for or cost of minting mint or coining.
4. the output of a mint.
5. a stamp or character impressed.

mintage

/ ˈmɪntɪdʒ /

noun

1. the process of minting
2. money minted
3. a fee paid for minting a coin
4. an official impression stamped on a coin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mintage¹

First recorded in 1560–70; mint ² + -age

Example Sentences

One of the rare mintage of 1903, circulated for a short time only and warranted good as new.

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The whole volume is of true mintage, bearing the impress of Dr. Jowett's ripest thought and fruitful mind.

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He dipped into a side coat-pocket for the mintage of the Solomons and stripped off a stick from the handful of pressed sticks.

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Herbert's poems are full of this sterling sense and philosophical reflection—the mintage of a master mind.

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He put his hand into a pocket in the lining of his "soubreveste" and took out a golden "Lion" of the King's recent mintage.

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