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- Dictionaryminimum/ˈmɪnɪməm/
noun
- 1. the least or smallest amount or quantity possible, attainable, or required: "keep costs to a minimum"
adjective
- 1. smallest or lowest: "this can be done with the minimum amount of effort"
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MINIMUM definition: 1. the smallest amount or number allowed or possible: 2. used to describe something that is the…. Learn more.
noun. min· i· mum ˈmi-nə-məm. plural minima ˈmi-nə-mə or minimums. Synonyms of minimum. 1. : the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible. Keep expenses to a bare minimum. He was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison. 2. : the least of a set of numbers.
the smallest amount or number allowed or possible: Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession. Let's hope we can get the job done with a minimum of interference. We need a minimum of ten people to play this game. Opposite. maximum. Fewer examples. Traffic diversions will be kept to a minimum throughout the festival.
You use minimum to describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required. The hotel has a minimum two-night stay at weekends. American English : minimum / ˈmɪnɪməm /
The minimum is the lowest or smallest amount possible or acceptable. If you do the minimum amount of work at your job, you might not get fired — but you definitely won't get promoted.
Minimum definition: the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.. See examples of MINIMUM used in a sentence.
1. the least possible amount, degree, or quantity. 2. the least amount recorded, allowed, or reached: the minimum in our temperature record this month was 50°. 3. ( modifier) being the least possible, recorded, allowed, etc: minimum age. 4. (Mathematics) maths a value of a function that is less than any neighbouring value. adj.
noun. minimums. The smallest quantity, number, or degree possible or permissible. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The lowest degree or point (of a varying quantity, as temperature) reached or recorded; lowest limit of variation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A lower limit permitted by law or other authority. American Heritage.
[countable, usually singular] (abbreviation min.) the smallest or lowest amount that is possible, required or recorded. The class needs a minimum of six students to continue. to a minimum Costs should be kept to a minimum. Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees.
MINIMUM definition: 1. The minimum amount of something is the smallest amount that is allowed, needed, or possible: 2…. Learn more.
