Mint - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mɪnt|  American pronunciation of the word mint
Brit.  |mɪnt|  British pronunciation of the word mint

noun

- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (syn: batch, deal, flock, heap, lot, mass, mess, mountain, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad)
he made a mint on the stock market
- any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
- any member of the mint family of plants
- the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
- a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
- a plant where money is coined by authority of the government

verb

- form by stamping, punching, or printing (syn: coin, strike)

adjective

- as if new
in mint condition

Extra examples

We mint coins out of copper.

...a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector...

Decorate with a sprig of mint.

We sat in the back row, sucking mints.

Would you like a mint?

Only 2,000 of the special commemorative coins are being minted.

Royal Mint

US Mint

Chocolate and mint is a winning combination.

...let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza...

I popped in a mint.

Add the mint and allow the flavours to mingle.

A copy in mint condition would fetch about £2000.

She made a mint on the stock exchange last year.

Mint is a mild antiseptic.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: mint
he/she/it: mints
present participle: minting
past tense: minted
past participle: minted
noun
singular: mint
plural: mints
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