Minimum
noun
The smallest quantity or degree possible, or required.
We must try to reduce waste to a minimum.
Often appears as...
- minimum level
- minimum amount
adjective
Forming or amounting to the smallest quantity or degree possible.
This job requires a minimum of five years' experience.
Often appears as...
- minimum effort
- minimum wage
noun
The least amount of wage legally payable to workers.
The government has set a minimum wage for workers in the country.
Often appears as...
- increase the minimum wage
- raise the minimum wage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The lowest point or value, on a graph for example.
The minimum of the function lies at point (0,0).
Often appears as...
- local minimum
- global minimum
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Technical
noun
The smallest quantity or degree possible, or required.
We must try to reduce waste to a minimum.
Often appears as...
- minimum level
- minimum amount
adjective
Forming or amounting to the smallest quantity or degree possible.
This job requires a minimum of five years' experience.
Often appears as...
- minimum effort
- minimum wage
noun
The least amount of wage legally payable to workers.
The government has set a minimum wage for workers in the country.
Often appears as...
- increase the minimum wage
- raise the minimum wage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The lowest point or value, on a graph for example.
The minimum of the function lies at point (0,0).
Often appears as...
- local minimum
- global minimum
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Exceeding Requirements
Use 'minimum' to indicate what's barely acceptable or enough.
You need a minimum of 50% to pass the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Lower Bound
'Minimum' sets the lowest standard that must be met.
Keep your voice to a minimum during the ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantitative Limits
Often used when describing amounts in recipes or regulations.
Add a minimum of two teaspoons of sugar.
Pro Tip 1/3Exceeding Requirements
Use 'minimum' to indicate what's barely acceptable or enough.
You need a minimum of 50% to pass the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Lower Bound
'Minimum' sets the lowest standard that must be met.
Keep your voice to a minimum during the ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantitative Limits
Often used when describing amounts in recipes or regulations.
Add a minimum of two teaspoons of sugar.
Pro Tip 1/3Exceeding Requirements
Use 'minimum' to indicate what's barely acceptable or enough.
You need a minimum of 50% to pass the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Lower Bound
'Minimum' sets the lowest standard that must be met.
Keep your voice to a minimum during the ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantitative Limits
Often used when describing amounts in recipes or regulations.
Add a minimum of two teaspoons of sugar.
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How I hacked online...
These things were also important to me but not necessarily deal-breakers. So once I had all this done, I then built a scoring system, because what I wanted to do was to sort of mathematically calculate whether or not I thought the guy that I found online would be a match with me. I figured there would be a minimum of 700 points
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What does it mean to be...
like the guarantee of a minimum standard of treatment and non-discrimination. The most basic obligation towards refugees is non-refoulement, a principle preventing a nation from sending an individual to a country where their life and freedom are threatened. In reality, however, refugees are frequently the victims
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New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...
to an absolute minimum just left them with the mum but today we've got to pick them up and that's for a very good reason it's time for their vaccinations really important sort of health check but it's a little bit tense a little bit nervous because they've had such little contact with humans they're not
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Talking about history...
sexual assault eight times more likely to commit suicide and we're committed to eliminating that practice we've partnered acted with the Justice Department who has done some work to help us and then the other thing we're trying to do is to create a minimum age for trying children as adults there's
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Meet the dazzling flying...
For example, one such question would be, what is the minimum number of moving parts needed for controlled flight? Now, there are practical reasons why you may want to know the answer to such a question. Helicopters, for example, are affectionately known as machines with a thousand moving parts
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
and local areas of the kinds of decisions that they want to make i had said over and over again and that's the reason why i welcome a dialogue with you deborah to get the message across that there are five or six things that everyone at a minimum did that
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5 Animals You Didn't...
we had to keep our time in the nest to a minimum if we upset the mother it could be very serious for us are we in any danger here Alberto from the mother coming back and possibly taking offense to our visiting her home it's quite rare it does happen
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Inside a Harpy Eagle...
we had to keep our time in the nest to a minimum if we upset the mother it could be very serious for us are we in any danger here Alberta from the mother coming back and possibly taking offense to our visiting her home it's quite rare it does happen
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Beware, fellow...
of funding the poverty programs like food stamps and medical assistance and rent assistance that those workers need. We reminded them that low-wage workers make terrible taxpayers, and that when you raise the minimum wage for all businesses,
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Can you solve the time...
that raises the chances the portal might collapse as you go through it. So the fewer you bring, the better. The portal’s about to close. What’s the minimum number of nodules you need to bring
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How I hacked online...
These things were also important to me but not necessarily deal-breakers. So once I had all this done, I then built a scoring system, because what I wanted to do was to sort of mathematically calculate whether or not I thought the guy that I found online would be a match with me. I figured there would be a minimum of 700 points
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What does it mean to be...
like the guarantee of a minimum standard of treatment and non-discrimination. The most basic obligation towards refugees is non-refoulement, a principle preventing a nation from sending an individual to a country where their life and freedom are threatened. In reality, however, refugees are frequently the victims
Video examples
New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...
to an absolute minimum just left them with the mum but today we've got to pick them up and that's for a very good reason it's time for their vaccinations really important sort of health check but it's a little bit tense a little bit nervous because they've had such little contact with humans they're not
Video examples
Talking about history...
sexual assault eight times more likely to commit suicide and we're committed to eliminating that practice we've partnered acted with the Justice Department who has done some work to help us and then the other thing we're trying to do is to create a minimum age for trying children as adults there's
Video examples
Meet the dazzling flying...
For example, one such question would be, what is the minimum number of moving parts needed for controlled flight? Now, there are practical reasons why you may want to know the answer to such a question. Helicopters, for example, are affectionately known as machines with a thousand moving parts
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
and local areas of the kinds of decisions that they want to make i had said over and over again and that's the reason why i welcome a dialogue with you deborah to get the message across that there are five or six things that everyone at a minimum did that
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5 Animals You Didn't...
we had to keep our time in the nest to a minimum if we upset the mother it could be very serious for us are we in any danger here Alberto from the mother coming back and possibly taking offense to our visiting her home it's quite rare it does happen
Video examples
Inside a Harpy Eagle...
we had to keep our time in the nest to a minimum if we upset the mother it could be very serious for us are we in any danger here Alberta from the mother coming back and possibly taking offense to our visiting her home it's quite rare it does happen
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Beware, fellow...
of funding the poverty programs like food stamps and medical assistance and rent assistance that those workers need. We reminded them that low-wage workers make terrible taxpayers, and that when you raise the minimum wage for all businesses,
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Can you solve the time...
that raises the chances the portal might collapse as you go through it. So the fewer you bring, the better. The portal’s about to close. What’s the minimum number of nodules you need to bring
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Eric Trump
American Businessman
Out of all my friends, I believe I'm the only kid whose dad made us work to cut rebars; we laid bricks in construction sites and did other real work every summer for minimum wage. Our dad said that it's important in the future that when we tell people to dig a hole, that you personally know how long it will take to dig that hole.
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J. G. Ballard
British Author
I think it's terribly important to watch TV. I think there's a sort of minimum number of hours of TV a day you ought to watch, and unless you watch three or four hours of TV a day, you're just closing your eyes to some of the most important sort of stream of consciousness that's going on!
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Barack Obama
American President
Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get done.
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Jason Kander
American Politician
To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.
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Joey Votto
Canadian Baseball Player
I spend most of my time thinking about - whether I am making the minimum or a big number, salary-wise - how can I be competitive as long as I have an opportunity to play.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.
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Jermaine Jenas
No player has a right to be in the team, but the minimum you expect is basic respect.
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Sherrod Brown
American Politician
The current minimum wage simply is not supporting Ohio's working families.
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Dan Donovan
American Politician
I have never said I was against raising the minimum wage.
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Martin O'Malley
American Politician
We have to raise the minimum wage.
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Eric Trump
American Businessman
Out of all my friends, I believe I'm the only kid whose dad made us work to cut rebars; we laid bricks in construction sites and did other real work every summer for minimum wage. Our dad said that it's important in the future that when we tell people to dig a hole, that you personally know how long it will take to dig that hole.
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J. G. Ballard
British Author
I think it's terribly important to watch TV. I think there's a sort of minimum number of hours of TV a day you ought to watch, and unless you watch three or four hours of TV a day, you're just closing your eyes to some of the most important sort of stream of consciousness that's going on!
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Barack Obama
American President
Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get done.
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Jason Kander
American Politician
To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.
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Joey Votto
Canadian Baseball Player
I spend most of my time thinking about - whether I am making the minimum or a big number, salary-wise - how can I be competitive as long as I have an opportunity to play.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.
Quote examples
Jermaine Jenas
No player has a right to be in the team, but the minimum you expect is basic respect.
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Sherrod Brown
American Politician
The current minimum wage simply is not supporting Ohio's working families.
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Dan Donovan
American Politician
I have never said I was against raising the minimum wage.
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Martin O'Malley
American Politician
We have to raise the minimum wage.
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