mint money
to make money
TRANSLATION
to mint money = Geld/eine Münze prägen, drucken von Geld --- GOOGLE INDEX mint money: approximately 313,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"…growing interest in marketing circles for mobile-phone-based social networks such as Foursquare and Gowalla that let users "check in" to shops or restaurants and instantly tell their friends where they are. Fans of such services gush that they will MINT MONEY by allowing ads to be targeted at folk who are about to make a purchase."
The Economist
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mint money
verbal phrase
- to make (coins, money, etc.) by stamping metal.
- to turn (metal) into coins
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ORIGIN
The verb "mint" stems from the noun mint, which refers to a place where money is coined, or produced. It comes from the Old English "mynet" (which has nothing to do with the Internet of course) and ultimately from the Latin word for money, "moneta," from which cognates in other languages, such as the German "Münze" (coin), also stem. As far back as the 12th century a mint was called a "minter."
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USAGE
This expression is also used in a figurative sense to mean making a lot of money (Rumour has it that John has minted money with a high-tech start-up company). Another way to put it would be: I heard Lisa made a mint by investing in green energy stocks.
When coins are first minted, they are obviously bright and shiny, which led to the expression "in mint condition." This refers to something that is in very good shape and is often applied in the context of used automobiles. In the United States, an automobile dealer might advertise a car like this: 2012 BMW 320i, low miles, one owner, MINT CONDITION!!
The word can also be used by itself, without "condition," to refer to something of superior quality or simply something that looks good: Check out that old Mustang. It's mint!
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SYNONYMS
to mint
construct, create fabricate, fashion, forge, monetize, mould, produce, punch, stamp
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
say something like:
"Governments sometimes think that the easiest way out of economic crisis is simply to mint more money."
verbal phrase
- to make (coins, money, etc.) by stamping metal.
- to turn (metal) into coins
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ORIGIN
The verb "mint" stems from the noun mint, which refers to a place where money is coined, or produced. It comes from the Old English "mynet" (which has nothing to do with the Internet of course) and ultimately from the Latin word for money, "moneta," from which cognates in other languages, such as the German "Münze" (coin), also stem. As far back as the 12th century a mint was called a "minter."
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USAGE
This expression is also used in a figurative sense to mean making a lot of money (Rumour has it that John has minted money with a high-tech start-up company). Another way to put it would be: I heard Lisa made a mint by investing in green energy stocks.
When coins are first minted, they are obviously bright and shiny, which led to the expression "in mint condition." This refers to something that is in very good shape and is often applied in the context of used automobiles. In the United States, an automobile dealer might advertise a car like this: 2012 BMW 320i, low miles, one owner, MINT CONDITION!!
The word can also be used by itself, without "condition," to refer to something of superior quality or simply something that looks good: Check out that old Mustang. It's mint!
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SYNONYMS
to mint
construct, create fabricate, fashion, forge, monetize, mould, produce, punch, stamp
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
say something like:
"Governments sometimes think that the easiest way out of economic crisis is simply to mint more money."
