mint

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-Germanic *muntanan, *muntijanan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Eastern Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.

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mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

  1. (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
  2. (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  3. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.

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mint (plural mints)

  1. (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

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From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin, money”), from Proto-Germanic *munitan, *munitō (“coin”), 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; akin to Dutch munt (“currency, coin, mint”), German Münze (“coin, coinage, mint”), Danish mønt (“coin”), and to Russian монета (“coin”).

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mint (plural mints)

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  2. (informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
    That house is worth a mint
    It must have cost a mint to produce!
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money-producing building or institution
large amount of money

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mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

  1. (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
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to reproduce coins

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mint (not comparable)

  1. Of condition, as new.
    in mint condition.
  2. (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  3. (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  4. (slang) Very good.
    that's mint
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of condition, as new
numismatics: near-perfect
unused stamp
slang: very good

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[edit] Etymology 3

A mint plant.

From Latin menta (“the plant”), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (minthē), akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”).

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mint (plural mints)

  1. Any of several plants of the family Labiatae, typically aromatic with square stems.
  2. The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  3. A green colour, like that of mint.
    mint colour:    
  4. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
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Terms derived from the noun mint
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plant
herb flavouring
colour

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mint (comparative minter, superlative mintest)

  1. Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
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colour
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mint

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen.
  2. plural imperative of minnen.

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  • IPA: /ˈmint/

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mint

  1. (comparison) than, as ... as
    A kastély nagyobb, mint a kutyaház. - The castle is bigger than the dog-house.
    Olyan nagy a házam, mint a tiéd. - My house is as big as yours.
  2. as
    János mint zsűritag vett részt az eseményen. - János took part in the event as a member of the jury.

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In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.

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