mint

English

/mɪnt/

noun
Definitions
  • A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  • (informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
  • (figurative) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mynt inherited from Old English mynet (coin) inherited from *munit derived from Latin monēta (mint, money, coinage, coined money, place for making coins, a mint, a place for coining money, coin).

Origin

Latin

monēta

Gloss

mint, money, coinage, coined money, place for making coins, a mint, a place for coining money, coin

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Kanji

金

Emoji
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