mint

Definition

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

Etymology

From 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.

Example Sentences

• "That house is worth a mint."
• "It must have cost a mint to produce!"
• "to make a mint"

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