Pronunciations
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/mɪnt/
Noun
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.
Usage- Informal
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That house is worth a mint.
It must have cost a mint to produce!
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to make a mint
Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
Usage- Figurative
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A mint of phrases in his brain.
Verb
To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
Usage- Transitive
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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.
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.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
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Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted
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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 province of Hainan to the chilly maple forests of northern Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces bordering Siberia.
To create a crypto token.
Usage- Transitive
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Beeple’s collaged JPG was made, or “minted,” in February as a “nonfungible token,” or NFT.
Adjective
In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
Usage- not-comparable
Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
Usage- not-comparable
Very good, excellent.
Usage- Geordie
- Northern-England
- not-comparable
- Slang
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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.”
Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
Usage- Australia
- Ireland
- New-Zealand
- UK usage
- not-comparable
- Slang
Noun
Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Synonyms
The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
A green color, like that of mint.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Adjective
Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.
Usage- not-comparable
Verb
To try, attempt; take aim.
Usage- Northern-England
- Scotland
- Intransitive
To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
Usage- Northern-England
- Scotland
- Transitive
To hint; suggest; insinuate.
Usage- Scotland
- Intransitive
Noun
An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.
Usage- Northern-England
- Scotland
Adjective
as if new
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in mint condition
Noun
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
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a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money
any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
- Broader terms
any member of the mint family of plants
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the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
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a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
- Synonyms
a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
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Verb
form by stamping, punching, or printing
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strike coins
strike a medal