mint
/mɪnt/
mint noun: a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. Also the ellipsis of mint condition.
Noun (1)
mint (plural mints)
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- That house is worth a mint.
- It must have cost a mint to produce!
- Synonyms:
- bundle, pile, small fortune
- Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- A mint of phrases in his brain.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Verb (1)
mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)
- To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- For some time past the legal currency in the various Provinces has been insufficient for use. Formerly the two Provinces of Fuchien and Kuangtung minted some large, round copper coins of excellent workmanship that were said, by the people after they were put into circulation, to be convenient.1914, Wen Pin Wei, chapter IV, in The Currency Problem in China, Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 111
- The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins.2019 May 14, “Russia stops minting kopeks”, in Invest Foresight
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minteda. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount...
- China’s newly minted national parks don’t just safeguard famous keystone species such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas and Hainan gibbons. They are also designed to preserve the shrinking ecosystems that support such iconic wildlife, ranging from sweltering (tropical jungles in the southern...2022 November 17, Paul Salopek, “A ‘Slow Storytelling’ Writing and Photography Workshop Boosts Conservation in China”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2022
- To create a crypto token.
- Beeple’s collaged JPG was made, or “minted,” in February as a “nonfungible token,” or NFT.2021 March 11, Scott Reyburn, “JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Adjective (1)
mint (not comparable)
- In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- Very good, excellent.
- And my God, what a house it was – it was mint! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.2014, Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie
- “Everyone was having a beano, everyone was partying, the music was going, it was mint – as soon as England won we booked it.”2024 July 14, Rachel Hall, quoting Ashley Cullen, “‘I’ve never seen owt like it’: England fans in Benidorm in high spirits before Euro final”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
Noun (2)
mint (countable and uncountable, plural mints)
Adjective (2)
mint (not comparable)
- Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.
Verb (2)
mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)
Noun (3)
mint (plural mints)
Proper noun capitalized: MINT
MINT
Also used as
mint is also the ellipsis of mint condition.
mint meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mint in Hindi
- money-producing building or institution
- टकसाल ṭaksāl
- herb flavouring
- पुदीना pudīnā
- plant
- पुदीना pudīnā
mint in Tamil
- plant
- புதினா putiṉā
mint in Marathi
- money-producing building or institution
- टाकसाळ ṭāksāḷ
- to reproduce coins
- नाणे पाडणे nāṇe pāḍṇe
- herb flavouring
- पुदिना pudinā
- plant
- पुदिना pudinā
mint in Urdu
- پودینہ, پودینا, ٹکسال
More languagesFewer languages
- mint in Bengali
- পুদিনা, মিন্ট, পুদিন
- mint in Telugu
- టంకశాల ṭaṅkaśāla, పుదీనా pudīnā
- mint in Malayalam
- കമ്മട്ടം kammaṭṭaṁ, പുതിന putina
- mint in Kannada
- ಪುದೀನಾ, ಮಿಂಟ್, ಪುದೀನ
- mint in Punjabi
- ਪੁਦੀਨਾ, ਪੁਦੀਨੇ
- mint in Gujarati
- ટંકશાળ, ફુદીનો, મિન્ટ
- mint in Odia
- ପୁଦିନା, ମିଣ୍ଟ
- mint in Assamese
- পদিনা podina
- mint in Nepali
- पुदिना, पुदीना, मिन्ट
- mint in Tagalog
- malipukon
- mint in Arabic
- نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ, نعناع neʕnāʕ, نِعْنَاع niʕnāʕ, ليقامة līqāma
- mint in Malay
- pudina
- mint in Indonesian
- mint
- mint in Persian
- ضرابخانه zarrâb-xâne, نعناع na'nâ', پودنه pudene
- mint in Thai
- โรงกษาปณ์, สะระแหน่ sà-rá-nɛ̀ɛ, มินต์ mín
- mint in Vietnamese
- xưởng đúc tiền, đúc tiền, bạc hà
- mint in Myanmar
- ပူဒီနာ pudina
Examples of mint in a sentence
- I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.
- You have to be careful planting mint, or it will escape and take over your yard.
- He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.
Synonyms of mint
Forms of mint
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mints |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mints |
| present participle | minting |
| past participle | minted |
| past | minted |
Origin of mint
From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.
From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha.
From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.
Words formed from mint
- apple mint
- apple-scented mint
- bergamot mint
- brandy mint
- breast mint
- breath mint
- brook mint
- brown mint
- buttermint
- catmint
- chocolate mint
- corn mint
- Corsican mint
- crisped mint
- crisp mint
- curled mint
- double bubble mint
- Eau de Cologne mint
- energy mint
- field mint
- fish mint
- freshmint
- garden mint
- gingermint
- grapefruit mint
- horsemint
- hot mint
- Kendal mint cake
- Korean mint
- lemon mint
- licorice mint
- mackerel mint
- Maori mint
- mintbush
- mint cake
- mint chip
- mint choco
- mint chocolate
- mint chocolate chip
- mint cream
- mint drop
- mint geranium
- mint green
- mint imperial
- mint jelly
- mint julep
- mint julip
- mintless
- mintlike
- mint moth
- mint 'n' chip
- mint 'n chip
- mint sauce
- mint sling
- mint stick
- mint tea
- mint vinegar
- mint water
- minty
- mountain mint
Phrases with mint
- mint par
- mint pars
- mint teas
- wild mint
- wood mint
- horse mint
- mint cakes
- mint drops
- mint moths
- squaw mint
- stone mint
- water mint
35 more phrasesFewer phrases
- mint chocos
- mint creams
- mint greens
- mint juleps
- mint julips
- mint keeper
- mint master
- mint sauces
- mint slings
- mint sticks
- mint warden
- mint waters
- orange mint
- scotch mint
- urinal mint
- mint jellies
- mint keepers
- mint masters
- mint wardens
- mint vinegars
- mint choc chip
- mint condition
- mint geraniums
- mint imperials
- pineapple mint
- mint chocolates
- Vietnamese mint
- wafer-thin mint
- New Zealand mint
- Kendal mint cakes
- master of the mint
- warden of the mint
- masters of the mint
- mint par of exchange
- mint pars of exchange
Words that rhyme with mint
Questions about mint
- What does mint mean?
- Mint means a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- What is mint in Hindi?
- Mint in Hindi is टकसाल (ṭaksāl), पुदीना (pudīnā). See Mint meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mint?
- Mint can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mint?
- Mint is pronounced /mɪnt/.
- What is the plural of mint?
- The plural of mint is mints.
Words near mint in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mint (page history and authors); MINT (page history and authors); mint (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mint (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mint (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mint (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mint (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mint (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mint (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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