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mint

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noun/mɪnt/
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.informal

    • That house is worth a mint.
    • It must have cost a mint to produce!
  3. 3

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

    • A mint of phrases in his brain.
verb/mɪnt/
  1. 1

    To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.transitive

    • 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. 2

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

    • Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted
  3. 3

    To create a crypto token.transitive

    • Beeple’s collaged JPG was made, or “minted,” in February as a “nonfungible token,” or NFT.
adj/mɪnt/
  1. 1

    Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

    • Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint.
  2. 2

    In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.not-comparable

  3. 3

    Unused with original gum; as issued originally.not-comparable

  4. 4

    Very good, excellent.GeordieNorthern-Englandnot-comparable

    • 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.”
  5. 5

    Attractive; beautiful; handsome.AustraliaIrelandNew-Zealand

noun/mɪnt/
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    A green color, like that of mint.countableuncountable

  4. 4

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

adj/mɪnt/
  1. 1

    Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.not-comparable

verb/mɪnt/
  1. 1

    To try, attempt; take aim.Northern-EnglandScotlandintransitive

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To hint; suggest; insinuate.Scotlandintransitive

noun/mɪnt/
  1. 1

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

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