mint condition
The condition of newness or perfection, as if just freshly mintedThe condition of newness or perfection, as if just freshly minted.
» This item is in mint condition.
Этот предмет как новый.
Этот товар в идеальном состоянии.
Этот товар находится в идеальном состоянии.
Товар в идеальном состоянии.
Эта вещь как новая.
Вещь как новая.
Товар в состоянии нового.
Товар находится в идеальном состоянии.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)The condition of newness or perfection, as if just freshly minted.
Examples
4 sentencesThis item is in mint condition.
ruЭтот предмет как новый.
These action figures are in mint condition.
It's a collector's item in mint condition.
It's in mint condition.
Origin
Originally, the phrase comes from the way collectors described the condition of coins comiOriginally, the phrase comes from the way collectors described the condition of coins coming straight from the mint (coin factory). First use appears c. 1897.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable