(mɪntɪd ) adjective [usu ADJ n, adv ADJ] If you describe something as newly minted or freshly minted, you mean that it is very new, and that it has just been produced or completed.
What does newly minted mean?
(ˈnjuːlɪ ˈmɪntɪd) adjective. new, recently created. The Director of Homeland Security not only has an impossible job, but also a newly minted and oddly implausible title.
What does minted mean in text?
Definition of minted cool, good, fantastic, amazing, etc.
What is minted in British slang?
UK informal. extremely rich: The directors of the company are absolutely minted. (Definition of minted from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Does minted mean rich?
Meaning of minted in English extremely rich: The directors of the company are absolutely minted.
What does meant mean?
Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean. 2. adjective [v-link ADJ to-inf] You use meant to to say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it. I can’t say any more, it’s meant to be a big secret.
Is newly minted a word?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English newly/freshly minteda newly minted word, phrase, idea etc has been invented or produced very recently some newly minted theatrical stories → mintedExamples from the Corpusnewly/freshly minted• Because she made it look effortless, improvised-newly minted.
How do you use minted in a sentence?
Minted sentence example
- When the king required money he minted as much as was necessary.
- The instincts of the newly minted spy were dead on.
- And rightly so, for it was the old Greek piety minted afresh.
- The coins minted under this law are Gold: 10 pesos, .
Is minted a real word?
adjective. Having a lot of money; rich.
How do you use meant to?
You use meant to to say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it. I can’t say any more, it’s meant to be a big secret. The decor was meant to keep the mind concentrated on the making of money. I’m meant to be on holiday.
What do you mean by recent?
1a : having lately come into existence : new, fresh. b : of or relating to a time not long past. 2 capitalized : holocene.
