mint
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
mint (plural mints)
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
(informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc. - That house is worth a mint
- It must have cost a mint to produce!
- to make a mint
- Synonyms: bundle, pile
- (figurative) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene i]:
- A mint of phrases in his brain.
- German: Münzanstalt, Münze
- Italian: zecca
- Portuguese: casa de moeda, casa da moeda
- Russian: моне́тный двор
- Spanish: ceca, casa de moneda
mint (mints, present participle minting; past and past participle minted)
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- titles […] as may appear to be easily minted
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
mint (not comparable)
- (with condition) Like new.
- in mint condition.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (UK, slang) Very good.
- (UK, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
- French: impeccable
- German: postfrisch
mint (plural mints)
- Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
- The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
- Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
- A green colour, like that of mint.
- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
- French: menthe
- German: Minze
- Italian: menta
- Portuguese: menta, hortelã
- Russian: мя́та
- Spanish: menta, hierba buena
- Spanish: menta verde, menta
- French: bonbon à la menthe, pastille à la menthe
- Portuguese: rebuçado de menta
- Russian: мя́тная конфе́та
mint (not comparable)
- Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
- Russian: мя́тный
- Spanish: menta
mint (mints, present participle minting; past and past participle minted)
- (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
- (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
- (intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
mint (plural mints)
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