Minimum - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɪnɪməm|  American pronunciation of the word minimum
Brit.  |ˈmɪnɪməm|  British pronunciation of the word minimum

noun

- the smallest possible quantity
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right

adjective

- the least possible (syn: minimal)
minimum wage

Extra examples

The minimum of time had been given him for decision.

The minimum number of students we need to run the course is fifteen.

The minimum age for retirement is 55.

You'll need two tons of cement, minimum.

The judge recommended that he should serve a minimum of 12 years.

He achieved enviable results with the minimum of effort.

Prison inmates are kept in tiny cells, with the bare minimum of furniture.

She had reduced her consumption of fat and sugar to an absolute minimum.

Its minimum height from the sea is 900 feet.

...the lucidity of the recipe should ensure a minimum of confusion...

The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage.

The Steamatic enables you to clean any carpet with the minimum of fuss.

Hospital doctors get a minimum of £50,000 a year.

At school he had always got away with doing the bare minimum amount of work.

The president has proposed a hike in the minimum wage.

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