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United States Mint

United States Mint

1 3.4
A government agency that makes and gives out coins and handles gold and silver
  • proper noun
  • /juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts mɪnt/
translation icon : Casa de la Moneda de los Estados Unidos
  • You robbed the United States Mint on your own?

Examples

  • And you robbed the United States Mint for the CIA.

    The In-Laws (2003)

  • To be perfectly candid, Shel, these are engravings for US currency which were stolen yesterday from the United States Mint.

    The In-Laws (2003)

  • The United States Mint produces all the nation's coins and distributes them to banks.

  • Each year, the United States Mint releases new commemorative coins to celebrate American history.

  • There are several facilities operated by the United States Mint across the country, ensuring efficient coin production.

Synonyms

mint
vsUnited States Mint
24 3.8

A building where the government makes coins

is a federal agency that also distributes coins and processes gold and silver
U.S. Mint
vsUnited States Mint
3 3.5

A government office that makes United States coins and handles government gold and silver

is the full formal name spelling out the country's name instead of abbreviations
US Mint
vsUnited States Mint
1 3.7

An official government body that makes United States coins and works with gold and silver

is the full formal name spelling out the country rather than using initials

Surface Forms

United States Mint main

Morphology

united + state + mint

The meaning is directly compositional: 'United States' identifies the country and 'mint' names a facility that produces coins, so together they denote the coin-producing agency of that country. This proper-name construction follows a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g., 'Royal Mint'), making it easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituents.

Etymology

United States Mint uses the old word mint, which means a place where metal is stamped into coins. So United States Mint is the government office that 'makes coins' and issues them for the United States.