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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8850 COCA: 8674

mint

1 mint /ˈmɪnt/ noun
plural mints
1 mint
/ˈmɪnt/
noun
plural mints
Learner's definition of MINT
[noncount] : an herb that has a strong pleasant smell and taste and that is used in medicine and food薄荷 see color picture on this page
[count] : a piece of candy that tastes like mint薄荷糖
compare 2mint

— minty

/ˈmɪnti/ adjective mintier; mintiest
2 mint /ˈmɪnt/ noun
plural mints
2 mint
/ˈmɪnt/
noun
plural mints
Learner's definition of MINT
[count] : a place where coins are made铸币厂usually used with the通常与the连用
[singular] informal : a large amount of money巨款

in mint condition

◊ If something is in mint condition, it is in perfect condition, just as if it were new.完美的;崭新的
compare 1mint
3 mint /ˈmɪnt/ verb
mints; minted; minting
3 mint
/ˈmɪnt/
verb
mints; minted; minting
Learner's definition of MINT
[+ object]
: to make (coins) out of metal用金属铸造(钱币)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8850 COCA: 8674

mint

1 of 4

noun (1)

1
: any of a family (Lamiaceae synonym Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit
especially : any of a genus (Mentha) of mints that have white, purple, or pink verticillate flowers with a nearly regular corolla and four equal stamens and that include some used in flavoring and cookery
2
: a confection flavored with mint
minty adjective

mint

2 of 4

noun (2)

1
: a place where coins, medals, or tokens are made
2
: a place where something is manufactured
3
: a vast sum or amount
worth a mint

mint

3 of 4

verb

minted; minting; mints

transitive verb

1
: to make (coins or money) out of metal : coin
2
3
: to cause to attain an indicated status
newly minted doctors
minter noun

mint

4 of 4

adjective

: unmarred as if fresh from a mint
in mint condition

Example Sentences

Verb coins that were minted before 1965 We mint coins out of copper. Adjective a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English minte, from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta; akin to Greek minthē mint

Noun (2)

Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet, from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta, epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno Moneta

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mint was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8850 COCA: 8674

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