minimum

minimum
▪ 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 are a degree and a teaching qualification.

— compare maximum1
  [m0] ▪ II. minimum minimum 2 written abbreviation min noun [singular]
1. the smallest amount or number of something that is possible, allowed, or needed:
minimum of

• Applicants should have a minimum of five years' professional experience.

• The company needed to raise a minimum of £150 million in new equity.

2. keep/​reduce something to a minimum to limit something to the smallest amount or degree possible:

• It is essential that we keep costs to a minimum.

• Risks must be reduced to the absolute minimum.

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minimum UK US /ˈmɪnɪməm/ noun [C, usually singular] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION min.)
► the smallest amount or number allowed or possible: keep sth to a minimum »

Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession.

 with the minimum of sth »

They installed the new computer system with the minimum of fuss, so there was no disruption at all to our work.

 »

Staff earn a minimum of $15 an hour.

 »

He only does the bare minimum of work and shows no enthusiasm at all.

→ Compare MAXIMUM(Cf. ↑maximum) noun
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minimum UK US /ˈmɪnɪməm/ adjective (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION min.)
► used for describing something that is the smallest allowed or possible: »

You will pay a lot of interest on a credit card if you only pay off the minimum amount each month.

 »

A degree is the minimum qualification for a highly-skilled worker's visa.

→ Compare MAXIMUM(Cf. ↑maximum) adjective
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minimum UK US /ˈmɪnɪməm/ adverb (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION min.)
► INFORMAL not less than a particular number or amount: »

You have to work here for six months minimum before you qualify for a bonus.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • minimum — [ minimɔm ] n. m. et adj. • déb. XVIIIe; mot lat. « le plus petit » I ♦ N. m. 1 ♦ Math. Valeur d une fonction inférieure à celles qui la précèdent ou la suivent immédiatement (opposé à maximum).⇒ extremum. Minimum minimorum : le plus petit des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • minimum — MÍNIMUM s.n., adv. 1. s.n. Punct, limită, fază reprezentând extrema inferioară. 2. s.n. Cea mai mică cantitate, valoare, intensitate; minim1. 3. adv. În cantitatea, timpul, spaţiul minim2; cel puţin..., pe puţin...; măcar. – Din lat., fr. minimum …   Dicționar Român

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  • minimum — I noun bit, dash, drop, fragment, ioi:a, jot, least amount, least part, least quantity, lowest quantity, minim, modicum, morsel, mote, pars minima, particle, piece, quorum, scantling, scintilla, shade, sliver, small amount, small quantity,… …   Law dictionary

  • Minimum — Sn erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. minimum das Geringste , Substantivierung des Superlativs l. minimus der Kleinste (minus). Adjektiv: minimal.    Ebenso ne. minimum, nfrz. minimum, nschw. minimum, nnorw. minimum …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • minimum — / minimum/ s.m. [dal lat. minĭmum, neutro sost. di minĭmus ]. [livello o numero più basso: il m. dei voti per l elezione a deputato ] ▶◀ minimo. ◀▶ massimo, maximum …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • minimum — mìnimum m DEFINICIJA 1. najmanja količina, veličina, mjera itd. [svesti na minimum učiniti da ostane najmanja moguća količina čega], opr. maksimum 2. mat. najmanja vrijednost, ob. u skupu vrijednosti koje poprima neka funkcija ili općenito u… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Minimum — Min i*mum, n.; pl. {Minima}. [L., fr. minimus. See {Minim}.] The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; opposed to {maximum}. [1913 Webster] {Minimum thermometer}, a thermometer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Minimum — »Mindestmaß, wert, preis«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 18. Jh. aus lat. minimum »das Kleinste, Geringste, Wenigste« entlehnt, dem substantivierten Neutrum von lat. minimus »kleinster« (vgl. ↑ minus). – Dazu die nlat. Ableitung minimal »sehr klein,… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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  • mínimum — sustantivo masculino 1. Uso/registro: restringido. Pragmática: intensificador. Límite o grado inferior al que puede llegar una persona o cosa: Se exige un mínimum de esfuerzo. Sinónimo: mínimo …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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