mint
noun
[ mɪnt ]
• an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs.
• "plant mint in a large pot with drainage holes"
• a peppermint sweet.
• "Dickie pulled out a packet of mints from his pocket"
Origin:
Old English minte, of West Germanic origin; related to German Minze, ultimately via Latin from Greek minthē .
mint
noun
• a place where money is coined, especially under state authority.
• "die links between coins indicate that they were made at the same mint"
Similar:
coinage factory,
money factory,
coining works,
coinery,
mint
adjective
• (of an object) in pristine condition; as new.
• "a pair of speakers, mint, £160"
Similar:
brand new,
as new,
pristine,
perfect,
immaculate,
unblemished,
undamaged,
untarnished,
unmarked,
unmarred,
unused,
fresh,
first-class,
excellent,
spanking,
mint
verb
• make (a coin) by stamping metal.
• "only coins of a relatively high denomination were minted"
Similar:
coin,
stamp,
stamp out,
strike,
cast,
punch,
die,
forge,
make,
manufacture,
produce,
Origin:
Old English mynet ‘coin’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch munt and German Münze, from Latin moneta ‘money’. The adjective derives from an elliptical use of in mint condition .
