mint
- noun
- /mɪnt/
- Every person in the country is familiar with the famous mint that produces the national currency.
He was the warden of the mint and he made the pound specific amount of gold.
- He was the warden of the mint and he made the pound specific amount of gold.
- So far, these NFTS have not turned up, and the Royal Mint have been a bit quiet on that topic over the last few months.
Examples
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Tell us how they get into the U.S. mint to use the presses.
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'So, how are things back at the mint?'
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The mint was destroyed near the end of the war.
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Another way for the mint to increase the number of commemoratives sold.
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In the end, all she had left was 3,600 in mint condition coins.
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"A military presence in Dahlonega was 'an absolute necessity' for protection of the mint.
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The Mint may have less latitude than foreign mints have, but it still has some room for maneuver.
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We‘ve been trying to trace the mint's stolen coin cast.
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The government opened a new mint to produce more coins for the economy.
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Visitors can tour the historical mint to see how coins were made in the past.
Synonyms
A government office that makes United States coins and handles government gold and silver
An official government body that makes United States coins and works with gold and silver
A government agency that makes and gives out coins and handles gold and silver
Compounds
A government office that makes United States coins and handles government gold and silver
An official government body that makes United States coins and works with gold and silver
A small stem with mint leaves used to add flavor or decoration to food and drinks
A government agency that makes and gives out coins and handles gold and silver
- US
A plant from the eastern United States that lives for several years with narrow fragrant leaves and small green flowers
A mint plant with leaves that smell of fresh citrus and that people use in cooking and for scent
A small plant with leaves that taste cool and smell like apples and are used in cooking and tea
A small plant with leaves that smell of lemon that people use to flavor tea and drinks
- NSFW
A herb from Oaxaca, Mexico that can make you see or feel things that are not real
A small plant that lives for many years with scented leaves and small white flowers
- US
A fragrant annual herb with long narrow leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers
A North American plant that grows in woods with pale blue or purple spotted flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mint meaning a place where coins are made comes from the Latin word moneta, which is the root behind the English word 'money', so a mint is literally a place that makes money.