mint condition

noun

The condition of newness or perfection, as if just freshly minted.

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Meanings

nounmint condition (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableThe condition of newness or perfection, as if just freshly minted.
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    The obvious advantages of this method of new motor vehicle delivery over long distances,, which the L.M.R. says dealers and ultimate customers are beginning to appreciate, are all-weather reliability, arrival in mint condition and with only a very small mileage "on the clock", and the assurance that the car has not been mishandled during its running-in period; [...].

    1962 October, “Talking of Trains: L.M.R. car-carrying success”, in Modern Railways, page 224

Origin

Originally, the phrase comes from the way collectors described the condition of coins coming straight from the mint (coin factory). First use appears c. 1897.

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APA

mint condition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mint%20condition

MLA

“mint condition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mint%20condition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mint condition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mint%20condition.

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