mint2

 
Pronunciation: /mɪnt/

noun

  • a place where money is coined, especially under state authority: die links between coins indicate that they were made at the same mint
  • (a mint) informal a large sum of money: the curtains had cost a mint the bank made a mint from the upheaval in the money markets

adjective

  • (of an object) in pristine condition; as new: a pair of speakers, mint, £160
  • British very good: there was Dean, looking really mint in his new jacket

verb

[with object]
  • make (a coin) by stamping metal: only coins of a relatively high denomination were minted
  • (usually as adjective, with submodifier minted) produce for the first time: an example of newly minted technology

Phrases

in mint condition

(of an object) new or as new: the stamps are packaged to arrive in mint condition

Origin:

Old English mynet 'coin', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch munt and German Münze, from Latin moneta 'money'. The adjective derives from an elliptical use of in mint condition