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mint

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mint 1  (mnt)
n.
1. A place where the coins of a country are manufactured by authority of the government.
2. A place or source of manufacture or invention.
3. An abundant amount, especially of money.
tr.v. mint·ed, mint·ing, mints
1. To produce (money) by stamping metal; coin.
2. To invent or fabricate: a phrase that was minted for one occasion.
adj.
Undamaged as if freshly minted: The painting was in mint condition.

[Middle English, from Old English mynet, coin, from Latin monta; see money.]

minter n.

mint 2  (mnt)
n.
1. A member of the mint family.
2.
a. Any of various plants of the genus Mentha, characteristically having aromatic foliage and nearly regular flowers. Some plants are cultivated for their aromatic oil and used for flavoring.
b. The foliage of some of these plants.
3. Any of various similar or related plants, such as the stone mint.
4. A candy flavored with mint.

[Middle English minte, from Old English, from Germanic *minta, from Latin menta, possibly from Greek minth.]

minty adj.

mint 1
Noun
1. any of various plants with aromatic leaves used for seasoning and flavouring
2. a sweet flavoured with mint [Greek minthē]
minty adj

mint 2
Noun
1. a factory where the official coins of a country are made
2. a very large amount of money
Adjective
in mint condition in perfect condition; as if new
Verb
1. to make coins by stamping metal
2. to invent or create: no-one knows who first minted the term `yuppie' [Latin moneta money, mint]

Mint a vast sum of money or something of equal value.
Examples: mint of bravery, 1869; of money, 1655; of phrases; of questions, 1598; of reasons.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mintmint - (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"; "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"
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
2.mint - any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
mint - the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Mentha, Mentha - mint plants
corn mint, field mint, Mentha arvensis - European mint naturalized in United States
Mentha aquatica, water mint, water-mint - a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America
eau de cologne mint, Mentha citrata, bergamot mint, lemon mint - mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
Mentha longifolia, horsemint - a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
Mentha piperita, peppermint - herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
Mentha spicata, spearmint - common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
apple mint, applemint, Mentha rotundifolia, Mentha suaveolens - mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
Mentha pulegium, pennyroyal - Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
3.mint - any member of the mint family of plants
family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
4.mint - the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
mint candy, mint - a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
mint - any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
5.mintmint - a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
peppermint candy, peppermint - a candy flavored with peppermint oil
mint - the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
6.mint - a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
Verb1.mintmint - form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
Adj.1.mint - as if new; "in mint condition"
perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

mint
noun 3. fortune, million, bomb Brit. (slang) pile (informal) packet (slang) bundle (slang) heap (informal) King's ransom, top whack (informal)
Translations
mint [mɪnt] n (plant) → menta, hierbabuena;
(sweet) → caramelo de menta
vt [+ coins] → acuñar;
the (Royal) Mint (US);
the (US) Mint → la Casa de la Moneda;
in mint condition → en perfecto estado

mint [mɪnt] n (= plant) → menthe f (= sweet); bonbon m à la menthe
vt [+ coins] → battre;
the (Royal) Mint, the (US) Mint → l'hôtel m de la Monnaie;
in mint condition → à l'état de neuf

mint [mɪnt] nMinze f;
(sweet) → Pfefferminz(bonbon) nt;
(place);
the Mint → die Münzanstalt vt (coins) → prägen;
in mint condition → neuwertig

mint [mɪnt] n (plant) → menta;
(sweet) → pasticca di menta
vt [+ coins] → battere;
the (Royal) Mint (US);
the (US) Mint → la Zecca;
in mint condition → come nuovo/a di zecca

mint1
n mint [mint]
a place where money is made by the government. munt دار سَك العُمْلَه печатница mincovna mønt die Münzprägeanstalt νομισματοκοπείο de la casa moneda rahapaja ضراب خانه rahapaja (de la hôtel) Monnaie מִטבָּעָה टकसाल kovnica pénzverde percetakan uang myntslátta zecca 造幣局 조폐소 pinigų kalykla naudas kaltuve kilang percetakan wang munt mynt(verk) mennica casa da moeda monetărie монетный двор mincovňa kovnica kovnica novca myntverk โรงกษาปณ์ darphane 造幣廠 монетний двір ٹکسال nơi đúc tiền
v
to manufacture (money) When were these coins minted? munt, geslaan يَسُكُّ العِمْلَه، يَضْرِبُ النُّقود сека пари razit præge prägen κόβω νόμισμα acuñar müntima ضرب سکه lyödä frapper לִטבּוֹעַ सिक्के ढालना kovati novac (pénzt) ver mencetak uang slá mynt coniare 貨幣を鋳造する (화폐)를 주조하다 nukalti, gaminti kalt naudu mencetak wang munten prege, utmynte bić cunhar a bate (monedă) чеканить монету raziť kovati denar kovati novac mynta, prägla ทำให้เป็นเหรียญเงินตรา basmak 鑄造(硬幣) карбувати سکے بنانا đúc tiền
in mint condition
fresh; unused; in perfect condition. onberispelik, soos nuwe في حالِتِه الأصْلِيَّه، غَيْر مُسْتَعْمَل свеж zbrusu nový som ny in tadellosem Zustand φρέσκος, καινούργιος, άθικτος en perfecto estado uhiuus موقعیت käyttämätön à l'état neuf חָדַש बिल्कुल नया u idealnim uvjetima vadonatúj baru, belum pernah dipakai eins og nÿr in perfette condizioni 真新らしい 갓 ...한, 쓰지 않은 naujutėlis pilnīgi jauns dalam keadaan baru als nieuw akkurat som ny nowiutki novo în stare perfectă новенький úplne nový; bezchybný še neuporabljen u savršenom stanju [] som ny อยู่ในสภาพสมบูรณ์ kullanılmamış, yepyeni hâlde 嶄新的 новенький تازہ، بہترین حالت میں mới tinh


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The magistrates soon began to suspect that the mint master would have the best of the bargain.
This I did effectually, for I went into the Mint too, took lodgings in a very private place, dressed up in the habit of a widow, and called myself Mrs.
If my start from Camelot could have been delayed a very few days I could have paid these people in beautiful new coins from our own mint, and that would have pleased me; and them, too, not less.
 
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