new-mint

[ noo-mint, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnuˈmɪnt, ˈnyu- /

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verb (used with object)

to mint or coin afresh.

to give a new meaning or sense to (a word, term, or expression).

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Origin of new-mint

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby new-mint

new maths, new media, New Mexican, New Mexico, New Milford, new-mint, New Model Army, new moon, new-mown, Newnan, New National Party

How to use new-mint in a sentence

The government is obliged to import Mexican dollars in order to melt and recoin them in the new mint.
Siam|George B. Bacon
They laid down their boundaries: they called the place the New Mint: they said, 'Within these limits there shall be no arrest.'
South London|Sir Walter Besant
They will consider whether, on establishing a new mint, it will be worth while to buy his machines, if he will furnish them.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
As to disguises, he constantly averred they were never practised in the New Mint.
Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences|Arthur L. Hayward

A fine new mint is now being erected on a much larger scale in the northwestern section of the city.
America, Volume I (of 6)|Joel Cook