1. A plant where money is coined by authority of the government
   "The Royal Mint produces all of the UK's coinage"
    
2. Any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
   "She added fresh mint leaves to her mojito"
    
3. Any member of the mint family of plants
   "She grew various types of mint in her herb garden"
    
4. The leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
   "They garnished the mojitos with fresh mint leaves"
    
5. A candy that is flavoured with a mint oil
   "She offered her guest a mint candy after dinner";
   - mint candy [N. Amer]
    
6. [informal] A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
   "she made a mint selling real estate";
   - pile [informal], bundle [informal], big bucks [informal], megabucks [informal], big money [informal], bomb [Brit, informal]

1. As if new
   "in mint condition"

1. Form by stamping, punching, or printing
   "The government minted new coins to commemorate the event";
   - coin, strike

Derived forms: mints, minting, minted

See also: perfect

Type of: candy, confect, family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, herb, herbaceous plant, industrial plant, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, lolly [Austral, NZ], make from scratch, mint family, money, plant, sweet [Brit], sweetie [Brit, informal], works

Part of: genus Mentha, Mentha

Encyclopedia: Mint, Papal