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mint

UK/mɪnt/ US/ˈmɪnt/ fairly common informal slang uk
noun (5) adjective (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent

  • “a batch of letters”
  • “a deal of trouble”
  • “a lot of money”
  • “he made a mint on the stock market”
  • “it must have cost plenty”
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2.

any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers

3.

the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied

4.

a candy that is flavored with a mint oil

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5.

a plant where money is coined by authority of the government

adjective

1.

as if new

  • “in mint condition”
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verb

1.

form by stamping, punching, or printing

  • “strike coins”
  • “strike a medal”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • master of the mint
  • mint condition
  • mint par
  • mint par of exchange
  • warden of the mint

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