Mint
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɪnt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mint is a noun meaning A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
Meaning
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
More Meanings
- (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
- Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
Example Sentences
to make a mint
That house is worth a mint.
A mint of phrases in his brain.
It must have cost a mint to produce!
Word Forms
- mints
- minting
- minted
Synonyms for mint
Depending on context, synonyms include bundle, pile, mentha, strike, slew, spate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coin, deal, mass, strike, pile, lot.
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