mint
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- noun
- /mɪnt/
- Slang
:
dineral
- One of the main effects is that stores make a mint off their "environmentally friendly" bags.
- make a mint
- cost a mint
- worth a mint
Examples
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He's been making a mint.
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Plastic surgeons who specialize in laser removal will be making a mint in the coming years.
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Since cable companies get a limited monopoly, they make a mint regardless.
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And I've made a mint, thank you, Jesus.
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He made a mint with that new hair spray.
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With growth, all those subprime mortgages would have been paid off, and all the housing would be worth a mint.
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WELL, IT'S YOUR CALL, BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU, I THINK YOU'D MAKE A MINT WITH THESE THINGS ON EBAY.
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He made a mint selling his handmade crafts online.
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With her business idea, she is likely to make a mint in the coming years.
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After landing the contract, the company could expect to earn a mint from the project.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large amount of something
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1.9
A heap of things put together
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7.0
A large amount of money that is higher than expected
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3.7
A fairly large amount of money that is nice to get
Compounds
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3.5
A government office that makes United States coins and handles government gold and silver
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3.7
An official government body that makes United States coins and works with gold and silver
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1.0
A small stem with mint leaves used to add flavor or decoration to food and drinks
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3.4
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 large amount of money is slang from the coin mint, so if someone 'made a mint' they earned a lot of money, like coins coming out of a mint.