mint

noun
/mɪnt/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from μίνθη
  2. derived from menta
  3. inherited from *mintā — “mint
  4. inherited from minte — “mint plant
  5. inherited from mynte

Definitions

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under…

    A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

  2. A vast sum of money

    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!
    • to make a mint
  3. Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply

    Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

    • A mint of phrases in his brain.
  4. + 18 more definitions
    1. To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

      • 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.
    2. To invent

      To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.

      • Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted
    3. To create a crypto token.

      • Beeple’s collaged JPG was made, or “minted,” in February as a “nonfungible token,” or NFT.
    4. Ellipsis of mint condition

      Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.

      • Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint.
      • Trading card sales have taken off, too. The price of mint condition cards on StockX jumped to an average $775 in January from $280 a year ago.
    5. In near-perfect condition

      In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.

    6. Unused with original gum

      Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

    7. 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.
      • “Everyone was having a beano, everyone was partying, the music was going, it was mint – as soon as England won we booked it.”
    8. Attractive

      Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

    9. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square…

      Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.

    10. The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.

    11. A green color, like that of mint.

    12. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

    13. Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

    14. To try, attempt

      To try, attempt; take aim.

    15. To try, attempt, endeavor

      To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.

    16. To hint

      To hint; suggest; insinuate.

    17. An intent, a purpose

      An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.

    18. Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA