mint

¹ American  

[mint] / mɪnt /

noun

1. any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.

2. a soft or hard confection or candy flavored with spearmint or peppermint.

   after-dinner mints.

3. mint green. a light green color with a cool, bluish undertone.

   The cushion comes in mint or orange.

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adjective

1. made or flavored with mint.

   mint tea.

2. of the color mint.

mint ² American  

[mint] / mɪnt /

noun

• mints
  plural

1. a place where coins, paper currency, special medals, etc., are produced under government authority.

2. a place where something is produced or manufactured

3. a vast amount, especially of money.

   He made a mint in oil wells.

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adjective

1. Philately. (of a stamp) being in its original, unused condition.

2. unused or appearing to be newly made and never used.

   a book in mint condition.

verb (used with object)

• mints,
  present (3rd person singular)
• minted,
  past,  past participle
• minting
  present participle

1. to make (coins, money, etc.) by stamping metal.

2. to turn (metal) into coins.

   to mint gold into sovereigns.

3. to make or fabricate; invent.

   to mint words.

mint ³ American  

[mint] / mɪnt /

noun

1. intent; purpose.

2. an attempt; try; effort.

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verb (used with object)

1. to try (something); attempt.

2. to take aim at (something) with a gun.

3. to hit or strike at (someone or something).

verb (used without object)

1. to try; attempt.

2. to take aim.

mint ¹ British  

/ mɪnt /

noun

1. a place where money is coined by governmental authority

2. a very large amount of money

   he made a mint in business

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adjective

1. (of coins, postage stamps, etc) in perfect condition as issued

2. informal excellent; impressive

3. in perfect condition; as if new

verb

1. to make (coins) by stamping metal

2. (tr) to invent (esp phrases or words)

mint ² British  

/ mɪnt /

noun

1. any N temperate plant of the genus Mentha , having aromatic leaves and spikes of small typically mauve flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates). The leaves of some species are used for seasoning and flavouring See also peppermint spearmint horsemint water mint

2. another name for dittany

3. a sweet flavoured with mint

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• minter
  noun
• minty
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• mints
  plural

Participles

• minting
  present
• minted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• mint
  simple
• mints
  simple
• have minted
  perfect
• has minted
  perfect
• am minting
  progressive
• are minting
  progressive
• is minting
  progressive
• have been minting
  perfect progressive
• has been minting
  perfect progressive

Past

• minted
  simple
• had minted
  perfect
• was minting
  progressive
• were minting
  progressive
• had been minting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will mint
  simple
• will have minted
  perfect
• will be minting
  progressive
• will have been minting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of mint¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English minte (cognate with Old High German minza ), from Latin ment(h)a, from the same source as Greek mínthē

Origin of mint²

First recorded before 900; Middle English mint(e), Old English mynet “coin, coinage, money,” from Latin monēta “coin, mint,” after the temple of Juno Monēta, where Roman money was coined

Origin of mint³

First recorded before 900; Middle English verb minten, munte(n) “to intend, plan, think of,” Old English myntan, gemyntan “to mean, intend”; akin to mind; noun derivative of the verb

Explanation

Mint is a green herb with a bright, cool taste and smell. The best part about brushing your teeth is the clean flavor of mint in your mouth afterward. Mint plants smell great, and you can even chew the leaves as a natural breath freshener. The sweet, clean flavor is common in chewing gum, dental floss, and candy (in fact, a mint-flavored candy is called a mint). A completely different sort of mint is a place where money is made, or minted. Informally, an enormous amount of money is also a mint: "He inherited a mint and bought a Rolls Royce."

Example Sentences

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mint mints minted minting

On the other hand, if your $16 “mocktail” is lemonade with soda and some mint leaves, we need to have a conversation.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

There was an apparent colour clash with Bayer Leverkusen's away kit, which is mint with a blue pattern, so Newcastle players put on their lilac third strip instead.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

We’re in the prime season for cooking with aromatics like basil, parsley, and mint, but recipes too often waste these ingredients’ potential.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Zekrom card—a black dragon Pokémon—was rare and in near mint condition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Wow, you’re in a good mood,” I tell him as I finish and he pulls a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream out of the freezer.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

The company’s mints, which source silver from local refineries in North America, are backlogged with orders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

There’s been a “sudden rush” into physical silver by Western buyers, he said, pointing out that mints have waits of a month or longer for silver bullion coins.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

I wandered next door into the exhibit hall, where rows of tables were strapped with plastic banners and heaped with leaflets, mints, lens cleaners, highlighters, and tote bags.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

After what Prunella described as "a mild Times crossword and Polo mints flirtation", they got together, and married in 1963.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

I stare at the mints, and my stomach growls.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

Hasler compared that coin with other Roman coins from the same period and concluded that it was probably minted before September.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Halloween episode will be hosted by newly minted horror queen Inde Navarrette from the hit film “Obsession,” joined by musical guest Gracie Abrams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

As of Wednesday morning, the new meme coin $LAPTOP has been officially minted on a blockchain developed by Coinbase and made available for users to buy and trade across exchanges like Pump and Fomo.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

The coins were minted to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States celebrated this year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Among the phrases he minted were “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” “their finest hour,” “the few,” “the end of the beginning,” “business as usual, ” “iron curtain, ” “summit meeting, ’’ and “peaceful coexistence. ”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Both OpenAI and Anthropic are growing fast and are both on the verge of raising eye-watering sums of money from the stock market, minting countless billionaires in the process.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

During the 2010s, the stretch from Boulder to Colorado Springs, dubbed “Silicon Mountain” for its concentration of founders, was minting a new startup every 72 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

During the first quarter, the company started minting a stablecoin called SoFiUSD and enhanced its broader settlement capabilities within the cryptocurrency market.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026

The company is involved in the entire downstream precious-metal supply chain—from refinery operations, the minting of investment-grade numismatic bullion, worldwide transportation, and storage services to online precious-metals retail.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Frequently as the metaphor of minting or stamping coin has been applied to the art of managing words, it has never been applied so appropriately as to the maxims of La Rochefoucauld.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various