mint
To reproduce, usually en masse, under licenceTo reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
» Tom must be making a mint.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
prägen
чека́нитьčekánitʹ, начека́нитьnačekánitʹ
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
(transitive)To create a crypto token.
(Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To try, attempt; take aim.
(Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
(Scotland, intransitive)To hint; suggest; insinuate.
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
Examples
50 sentencesTom must be making a mint.
Tom brought Mary a cup of mint tea.
Would you like a mint?
Mint grows like a weed.
Mint doesn't grow here.
М'ята тут не росте. — Ahha
deMinze wächst hier nicht. — Ahha
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from latFrom Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.
From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.
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Forms
mints, minting, minted, mintedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle