mint [mintmintsmintedminting] noun, verb BrE [mɪnt] NAmE [mɪnt] noun 1. uncountable a plant with dark green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are added to food and drinks to give flavour, and used in cooking as a ↑herb and to decorate food •mint-flavoured toothpaste •I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint. •roast lamb with mint sauce 2. countable a sweet/candy flavoured with a type of mint called ↑peppermint •after-dinner mints 3. countable a place where money is made •the Royal Mint (= the one where British coins and notes are made) •The bills were fresh from the mint. 4.a mintsingular (informal)a large amount of money •to make/cost a mint •They must be worth a mint.
Word Origin: n. senses 1 to 2 Old English minte West Germanic German Minze Latin Greek minthē n. senses 3 to 4 and v. Old English mynet ‘coin’ West Germanic Dutch munt German Münze Latin moneta ‘money’
Example Bank: •Decorate the dish with a sprig of mint. •The Royal Mint has issued a set of commemorative coins. •lamb with mint sauce Idiom: ↑in mint condition
verb ~ sth to make a coin from metal Verb forms:
Word Origin: n. senses 1 to 2 Old English minte West Germanic German Minze Latin Greek minthē n. senses 3 to 4 and v. Old English mynet ‘coin’ West Germanic Dutch munt German Münze Latin moneta ‘money’
