mint

Mint can mean several common things:

1. A fragrant herb used in food, tea, gum, and toothpaste.
2. A mint-flavored candy or lozenge, often used to freshen breath.
3. A place where coins are made, such as a national coin-producing facility.
4. In informal speech, something in excellent or pristine condition: “This jacket is mint.”
5. Informally, a very large amount of money: “That cost a mint.”

The herb name comes through Old English and Latin from Greek mínthē. The “coin-making place” sense is historically separate, deriving from Latin moneta.

Related words include spearmint, peppermint, minty, fresh, pristine, and excellent. Slang uses include mint condition and make a mint.

1. I added fresh mint to the lemonade.
   I added fresh mint to the lemonade.
2. Would you like a mint after dinner?
   Would you like a mint after dinner?
3. The national mint produced new coins this year.
   The national mint produced new coins this year?
4. Her vintage camera is in mint condition.
   Her vintage camera is in mint condition.
5. That rare trading card is worth a mint.
   That rare trading card is worth a mint.