mint

[ mint ]

/ mɪnt /

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noun

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

a place where something is produced or manufactured

a vast amount, especially of money: He made a mint in oil wells.

adjective

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

unused or appearing to be newly made and never used: a book in mint condition.

verb (used with object)

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

to turn (metal) into coins: to mint gold into sovereigns.

to make or fabricate; invent: to mint words.

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Origin of mint

before 900; Middle English mynt, Old English mynet coin < Latin monēta coin, mint, after the temple of Juno Monēta, where Roman money was coined

Related formsmint·er, noun

mint

[ mint ]

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Scot. and North England

noun

intent; purpose.

an attempt; try; effort.

verb (used with object)

to try (something); attempt.

to take aim at (something) with a gun.

to hit or strike at (someone or something).

verb (used without object)

to try; attempt.

to take aim.

Origin of mint

before 900; (v.) Middle English minten, Old English (ge)myntan to intend; akin to mind; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

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Krugman does raise the amusing question of whose visage should appear on such a coin, if minted.
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I'd enjoy seeing a trillion dollar coin minted purely for the deservedly righteous indignation such an overstep would create.
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Till now, the first dollar ever minted by the United States was the world's most valuable coin.
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The bulk of the coins were Danish, minted by Danish kings of Northumbria.
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The only gold she worshiped had been beaten into coronets; of that which had been minted she had plenty.
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Poverty, avarice, and evil passions had minted Mart Brenner like a devil's coin.
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It will give some slight idea of the sapping of the coinage that the pieces which in 1691 were minted at 12 livres 10 sols.
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If properly utilised, the recreations can be minted into veritable gold.
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British Dictionary definitions for minted

minted

/ (ˈmɪntɪd) /

adjective

British slang wealthy

mint

/ (mɪnt) /

noun

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 flavouringSee also peppermint, spearmint, horsemint, water mint

stone mint another name for dittany (def. 2)

a sweet flavoured with mint

Derived Formsminty, adjective

Word Origin for mint

Old English minte, from Latin mentha, from Greek minthē; compare Old High German minza

mint

/ (mɪnt) /

noun

a place where money is coined by governmental authority

a very large amount of moneyhe made a mint in business

adjective

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

British informal excellent; impressive

in mint condition in perfect condition; as if new

verb

to make (coins) by stamping metal

(tr) to invent (esp phrases or words)

Derived Formsminter, noun

Word Origin for mint

Old English mynet coin, from Latin monēta money, mint, from the temple of Juno Monēta, used as a mint in ancient Rome

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Word Origin and History for minted

mint

n.1

aromatic herb, Old English minte (8c.), from West Germanic *minta (cf. Old Saxon minta, M.D. mente, Old High German minza, German Minze), a borrowing from Latin menta, mentha "mint," from Greek minthe, personified as a nymph transformed into an herb by Proserpine, probably a loan-word from a lost Mediterranean language.

mint

n.2

place where money is coined, early 15c., from Old English mynet "coin, coinage, money" (8c.), from West Germanic *munita (cf. Old Saxon munita, Old Frisian menote, Middle Dutch munte, Old High German munizza, German münze), from Latin moneta "mint" (see money). Earlier word for "place where money is coined" was minter (early 12c.). General sense of "a vast sum of money" is from 1650s.

mint

"to stamp metal to make coins," 1540s, from mint (n.2). Related: Minted; minting. Minter "one who stamps coins to create money" is from early 12c.

mint

adj.

"perfect" (like a freshly minted coin), 1887 (in mint condition), from mint (n.2).

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noun

adjective

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