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

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)

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

• minter noun
• minty adjective

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

Example Sentences

I quibble with that—because the code is open-source, it doesn’t matter who was behind it, any more than it matters who minted the first gold coin.

From The Wall Street Journal

China is now big enough to mint a world-beating movie almost entirely on its own — and powerful enough to decide whether a Hollywood tentpole merely succeeds, or becomes truly historic.

From MarketWatch

Most of the smaller stocks were newly minted and almost all ceased to exist in a few years.

From Barron's

And an artificial-intelligence arms race has triggered a capital-spending boom of epic proportions, propelling growth, minting millionaires—and leaving the U.S. stock market even more top-heavy than before.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also bears an inscription which indicates it was minted in Edinburgh.

From BBC