minted

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of mint.

   The royal workshop minted silver pieces during the new king's reign.

   The medals were minted in limited numbers for the ceremony.

   Note

   One regular -ed form does both jobs, past tense and participle: the press minted coins; the coins were minted. It follows every use of the verb, including stamping coins, coining a phrase or creating a crypto token. It also serves a Scottish and Northern English verb meaning to try, take aim or hint, so in those dialects the same spelling can carry a quite different meaning.

2. 2
   adjective

   Flavored with mint, the herb that gives a cool, fresh taste.

   The chef served minted peas alongside the roast lamb.

   A minted yogurt sauce balanced the spicy curry.

   Similarminty

3. 3
   adjective

   Produced as coinage; made into coins by stamping metal.

   Collectors prize freshly minted gold coins in flawless condition.

   The minted currency entered circulation across the colonies.

4. 4
   adjectiveslangBritishIreland

   Having a great deal of money; wealthy.

   They're properly minted now that the business has taken off.

   You must be minted to afford a place like that.

   Similarloaded, rich, wealthy, flush

   Oppositebroke, skint, poor, penniless

   Note

   Slang from Britain and Ireland for having money to burn. It belongs in casual talk, not in a reference letter. It usually comes after the verb (they're minted, you must be minted) and readily takes intensifiers: absolutely minted, or the "mega-minted poshos" of the comedy Plebs (2016). It suggests conspicuous wealth, said with a wink, rather than quiet comfort.

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