minimum
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈmɪnɪməm/
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mínimo
- In this approach, you reduce bright areas to the minimum needed to understand the image.
- bare minimum
- require a minimum
- keep to a minimum
This will lower the minimum tax they pay as well.
- This will lower the minimum tax they pay as well.
- And so we're lowering the the minimum required for course members.
- So once you reached your minimum, you know, you're good to go.
- And if you play well, at bare minimum it proves collusion.
- But at a minimum, protect your wealth.
- But what the logic behind it was, what's the minimum amount I have to sell?
- So the minimum, the bare minimum is a life jacket.
- And and the RDA is the minimum, not the optimal amount.
Examples
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The teachers were required to have a minimum of three years of teaching experience.
Academic text (2015) -
And the question is, what is the minimum possible value for this sum?
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So what we're looking for is minimum possible product.
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Also, our minimum is your own body weight.
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This will lower the minimum tax they pay as well.
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However, the fair trade minimum price is adjusted when coffee is purchased from farmers.
Academic text (2017) -
All students had completed a minimum of two years of college-level music study.
Academic text (2015) -
Students received embedded instruction by peers for a minimum of six inquiry lessons.
Academic text (2012) -
All of the children resided in orphanages for a minimum of 12 months prior to adoption.
Academic text (2015) -
The teachers were required to have a minimum of three years of teaching experience.
Synonyms
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5.2
A lowest allowed level for a price or wage
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3.5
The smallest amount or value that is allowed
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1.0
A very small amount or something of low importance
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures over time
- Specialized
A tiny glossy black ant that nests outside and sometimes enters houses for food
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Minimum comes from the Latin word minimus, meaning 'smallest'. It is the same root as mini and minor, so a minimum is the smallest amount or number allowed.