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noun | verb | adjective mintmint1 /mɪnt/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYmint1Origin: (1-2) Old English minte, from Latin mentha; ➔ MENTHOL (3-5) Old English mynet coin, money, from Latin moneta; ➔ MONEY ► making a mint Many young MBAs dream of making a mint on Wall Street. 1 [countable, uncountable] a candy that tastes like peppermint (=a type of mint with a strong taste)2[uncountable] a small plant with leaves that have a strong fresh smell and taste and are used in cooking and making medicine → see also peppermint, spearmint3a mint a large amount of money SYN fortune: Many young MBAs dream of making a mint on Wall Street.4[countable] a place where coins are officially made noun | verb | adjective mintmint2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEmint |
Present | I, you, we, they | mint | | he, she, it | mints | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | minted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have minted | | he, she, it | has minted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had minted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mint | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have minted |
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Present | I | am minting | | he, she, it | is minting | | you, we, they | are minting | Past | I, he, she, it | was minting | | you, we, they | were minting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been minting | | he, she, it | has been minting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been minting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be minting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been minting |
1to make a coin2to invent new words, phrases, or ideas3newly/freshly minted recently invented or produced: a newly minted engineering graduate noun | verb | adjective mintmint3 adjective in mint condition looking new and in perfect condition: a 1968 Mustang car in mint condition |