MINT


Meaning of MINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪnt ]

( mints, minting, minted)

1.

Mint is a herb with fresh-tasting leaves.

Garnish with mint sprigs.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A mint is a sweet with a peppermint flavour. Some people suck mints in order to make their breath smell fresher.

N-COUNT

3.

The mint is the place where the official coins of a country are made.

In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu the N

4.

To mint coins or medals means to make them in a mint.

...the right to mint coins.

VERB : V n

5.

If you say that someone makes a mint , you mean that they make a very large amount of money. ( INFORMAL )

Everybody thinks I’m making a mint...

= loads

N-SING : usu a N

6.

If you say that something is in mint condition , you mean that it is in perfect condition.

PHRASE : usu v-link PHR

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