mint
noun /mɪnt/
/mɪnt/
Idioms - [uncountable] a plant whose leaves have a fresh smell and taste that are added to food and drinks and used in cooking as a herb. There are many types of mint.
enlarge image- mint-flavoured toothpaste
- I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint.
- roast lamb with mint sauce
- [countable] a sweet that tastes of a type of mint called peppermint
- after-dinner mints
- [countable] a place where coins and banknotes are made
- the Royal Mint (= the one where British coins and notes are made)
- The bills were fresh from the mint.
- The Royal Mint has issued a set of commemorative coins.
- a mint[singular] (informal) a large amount of money
- to make/cost a mint
- They must be worth a mint.
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English minte, of West Germanic origin; related to German Minze, ultimately via Latin from Greek minthē. noun senses 3 to 4 Old English mynet ‘coin’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch munt and German Münze, from Latin moneta ‘money’.
Idioms
in mint condition
- new or as good as new; in perfect condition
- We sell first editions of rare books in mint condition.