Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mintage

/mˈɪntədʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: mintage
IPA: /mˈɪntədʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of minting coins.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The batch of coins minted at one time.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Coins collectively; specie.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fee paid to a mint.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English mintage From mint + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mintages (plural)

Synonyms

coinage specie metal money

Questions

How do you pronounce mintage?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪntədʒ/.
What does mintage mean?: The process of minting coins.
Where does mintage come from?: Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English mintage From mint + -age.

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