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Added 8 October 2026

mint

/mɪnt/ noun

In Latin: monēta Coined: a coined word Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
A vast sum of money; a large amount of something.
That house is worth a mint.
Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

verb

To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
To create a crypto token.

adjective

Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.
Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint.
In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

noun

Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
A green color, like that of mint.
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Origin

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

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