[
UK
/mˈɪnɪməm/
]
[ US /ˈmɪnəməm/ ]
[ US /ˈmɪnəməm/ ]
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
a minimal charge for the service
her grades were minimal
needed to enforce minimal standards
minimum wage
How To Use minimum In A Sentence
- WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
- Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
- At a minimum, the Bush administration had better step up its promotion of the economy's current sizzling performance.
- Content is kept to a minimum while style wins over substance every time.
- BDC is currently conducting a Phase two placebo-controlled proof of concept study with the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor, etanercept, epidurally administered to a minimum of 40 patients with sciatica. THE MEDICAL NEWS
- He is serving a life sentence with a minimum of eight years. Times, Sunday Times
- Competition is keen and candidates must offer a minimum of an upper second class honours degree together with evidence of satisfactory financial arrangements.
- You must get a minimum of 60 questions right to pass the examination.
- As a person, though, she is very knowing, which is why she's trying to get through the whole thing with a minimum amount of fuss.
- Since I haven't read anybody else saying it yet, I'll jump up and be the first: they should be fired, at a bare minimum.