mint

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noun (1)

ˈmint 

1

: any of a family (Lamiaceae synonym Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit

especially : any of a genus (Mentha) of mints that have white, purple, or pink flowers arranged in a whorl with a nearly regular corolla and four equal stamens and that include some used in flavoring and cookery

2

: a piece of candy flavored with mint

minty

ˈmin-tē 

adjective

mint

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noun (2)

1

: a place where coins, medals, or tokens are made

2

: a place where something is manufactured

3

: a vast sum or amount

worth a mint

mint

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verb

minted; minting; mints

transitive verb

1

: to make (coins or money) out of metal : coin

2

: create, produce

3

: to cause to attain an indicated status

newly minted doctors

minter noun

mint

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adjective

: unmarred as if fresh from a mint

in mint condition

minter

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noun (3)

mint·​er

ˈmintə(r)

plural -s

: one that mints money

pioneer gold coins of private minters

—Roy Hill

if a minter be convicted of striking bad money

—F. M. Stenton

Synonyms of mint

Noun (2)

• fortune
• bundle
• bomb
• pile

Adjective

• pristine
• fresh

Examples of mint in a Sentence

Noun (2)

she made a mint when the real estate market was hot

Verb

coins that were minted before 1965

We mint coins out of copper.

Adjective

a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice and top with soda water, and garnish with a mint crown stuck through the middle of a cucumber coin. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 20 June 2026

Oregano Oregano is an herb in the mint family that is popular in Mediterranean and Italian dishes. —Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 20 June 2026

Verb

The tech mogul’s fortune has exploded since then, with the recent SpaceX initial public offering minting him as the first trillionaire in human history. —Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Both Anthropic and rival OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, are set to go public in the coming year, minting thousands of new multi-millionaires. —Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English minte, from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta; akin to Greek minthē mint

Noun (2)

Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet, from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta, epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno Moneta

Noun (3)

Middle English mynter, from Old English mynetere; akin to Middle Dutch munter minter, Middle High German münzære; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Late Latin monetarius minter, from Latin moneta mint, coin + -arius -ary

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1902, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mint

• mint condition
• mint julep

Rhymes for mint

• clint
• dint
• glint
• hint
• lint
• print
• quint
• quinte
• splint
• sprint
• squint
• stint

Kids Definition

mint

1 of 3 noun

ˈmint 

1

: any of a family of herbs and shrubs (as basil or catnip) with square stems and opposite leaves

especially : one (as peppermint or spearmint) that is fragrant and is the source of a flavoring oil

2

: a mint-flavored piece of candy

mint

2 of 3 noun

1

: a place where coins, medals, and tokens are made

2

: a great amount

worth a mint

mint

3 of 3 verb

: to make (as coins) out of metal

minter noun

Etymology

Noun

Old English minte "the herb mint," from Latin mentha, menta "mint"

Noun

Middle English mynt "coin, money," from Old English mynet (same meaning), from Latin moneta "coin, place where coins are made," from Moneta "a special name for the goddess Juno"; so called because the ancient Romans made coins at the temple of Juno Moneta — related to money see Word History at money

Medical Definition

mint

noun

ˈmint 

: any of a family (Lamiaceae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a four-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit

especially : any of the genus Mentha