Minimum

  • 21minimum — ► NOUN (pl. minima or minimums) ▪ the least or smallest amount, extent, or intensity possible or recorded. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smallest or lowest in amount, extent, or intensity. ORIGIN Latin …

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  • 22minimum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, bare, very ▪ agreed, guaranteed ▪ recommended ▪ federal …

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  • 23minimum — ▪ I. minimum min‧i‧mum 1 [ˈmɪnməm] adjective [only before a noun] the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed: • Minimum investment in each fund is £2000. • There is a minimum charge of £30. • The minimum requirements for the job… …

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  • 24Minimum — Extremum « Maximum » et « Minimum » redirigent ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Maximum (homonymie) et Minimum (homonymie) …

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  • 25minimum — [[t]mɪ̱nɪməm[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use minimum to describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required. He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman. ...a rise in the minimum wage. Ant: maximum N… …

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  • 26minimum — min|i|mum1 W3S2 [ˈmınıməm] adj [only before noun] the minimum number, degree, or amount of something is the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed ≠ ↑maximum ▪ The minimum number of students we need to run the course is fifteen. ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27minimum — /min euh meuhm/, n., pl. minimums, minima / meuh/, adj. n. 1. the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like. 2. the lowest speed permitted on a highway. 3. the lowest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded. 4.… …

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  • 28minimum — 01. The government is planning to raise the [minimum] wage by about 50 cents an hour. 02. Damage to the bridge during the earthquake was [minimal], and authorities say it will reopen within days. 03. The government has just announced plans to… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29Minimum — Extremum; Tiefpunkt; Nadir * * * Mi|ni|mum [ mi:nimʊm], das; s, Minima [ mi:nima]: geringstes, niedrigstes Maß /Ggs. Maximum/: die Unfälle wurden auf ein Minimum reduziert; ein Minimum an Kraft aufwenden. Syn.: das Wenigste, ↑ Mindestmaß, ↑… …

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  • 30minimum — min|i|mum1 [ mınıməm ] adjective only before noun ** as small in amount or degree as possible: the minimum requirements for entry to college the minimum voting age ─ opposite MAXIMUM minimum min|i|mum 2 [ mınıməm ] noun singular ** the smallest… …

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