Mint vs Meant - What's the difference?
mint | meant |
(intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
(transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
(intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
(provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
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.
* Shakespeare
To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
* Francis Bacon
Of condition, as new.
(numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
(philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
(UK, slang) Very good.
* 2014 , Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie
Any of several plants of the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
A green colour, like that of mint.
A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
As verbs the difference between mint and meant
is that mint is (intransitive|provincial|northern england|scotland) to try, attempt; take aim or mint can be to reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence while meant is (mean).As a noun mint
is (provincial|northern england|scotland) intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor or mint can be a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence or mint can be any of several plants of the family lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.As an adjective mint
is of condition, as new or mint can be of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.mint
English
(wikibooks mint)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), .Noun
(en noun)- That house is worth a mint
- It must have cost a mint to produce!
- A mint of phrases in his brain.
Verb
(en verb)- titles of such natures as may be easily minted
Derived terms
* mintage * minted * mintmarkAdjective
(-)- in mint condition .
- And my God, what a house it was – it was mint ! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.