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mint

Pronunciation: [mɪnt]

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Learn how to use mint in a sentence: 12 audio examples across 4 meanings.

Context: “food”

(noun) a type of plant with green leaves that have a strong, fresh smell. People often use mint in cooking and drinks to add flavor, like in tea or desserts.

Example

I love adding fresh mint to my lemonade for a refreshing taste.

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I didn't like the dish because it had too much mint in it.

Example

Can we use mint to make the sauce taste better?

Context: “money”

(noun) a place where coins are made. This is where they create the coins we use to buy things.

Example

The mint produces billions of coins every year.

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The town does not have a mint, so they rely on coins from another city.

Example

What types of coins does the mint create?

Context: “money”

(verb) to create or produce coins. When a new coin is made, we say it is minted.

Example

They minted a new dollar coin to celebrate the holiday.

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They didn't mint any new coins last year because of the budget cuts.

Example

How many coins do they mint every month?

Context: “collecting”

(noun) refers to a perfect condition of coins, meaning they are new and not used at all. Collectors love finding coins that are in mint condition.

Example

The collector was thrilled to find a rare coin in mint condition.

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The old coin was worn out and not in mint condition anymore.

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Is this coin in mint condition or has it been used?

How to pronounce mint

Pronunciation: [mɪnt]

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