minimum

[ˈmɪnɪməm]

Definition:
1. The smallest possible quantity.
2. The point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right.
3. The least possible.

Use 'minimum' in a sentence:

1. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds.
2. We aim to help you move house with minimum disruption to yourself.
3. A minimum 28,800 bps modem is probably the slowest you'll want to put up with.
4. You're talking over a thousand dollars minimum for one course.
5. Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
6. costs should be kept to a minimum.
7. You're talking over a thousand pounds minimum for one course.
8. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
9. Minimum benefits and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
10. Imagine that you favor increasing the minimum wage in our state, and I do not.
11. The plan was designed to ensure disruption to business was kept to a minimum.
12. Keep costs to a minimum.
13. The training budget has been pared back to a minimum.
14. She has met the minimum educational requirements for qualification.
15. This would take three months at a minimum.
16. She has now cut her teaching hours to the minimum.
17. The customer has to deposit a minimum of £ 100 monthly.
18. The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum requirements.
19. How do you know the minimum and maximum values allowed for a region?
20. He reduced his needs to the minimum by simplifying his life.
21. At the minimum, they must be guaranteed against any form of further attack.
22. What is the minimum entrance requirement for this course?
23. Many of the state's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
24. This will take a minimum of one hour.
25. As an absolute minimum, you should spend two hours in the evening studying.
26. Costs should be kept to a minimum.
27. You can pay it off or make a minimum repayment.
28. As an absolute minimum , you should spend two hours in the evening studying.
29. The initial deposit required to open an account is a minimum 100 dollars.
30. He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam.
31. The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces.
32. The customer has to deposit a minimum of $100 monthly.
33. You'll need £ 200 minimum for your holiday expenses.
34. About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider.
35. In some cases there is a minimum age limit.
36. The class needs a minimum of six students to continue.
37. The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort.
38. It was achieved with minimum fuss and maximum efficiency.
39. Graduate status is the minimum requirement for entry to the teaching profession.
40. Salary will be in accord with qualifications, beginning at a minimum of $2,000 per month.
41. Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees.
42. Raising the minimum wage is identified as a key way to address the income gap.
43. These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage.
44. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
45. He agreed to hire her at slightly over minimum wage with two weeks' paid holiday.
46. You see, we get very low wages, most of the time less than the minimum wage.
47. I think people would push to always increase that minimum wage.
48. The minimum wage was set at £ 3.20 an hour.
49. The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage.
50. Some of them earn below the minimum wage.
51. The work was done with the minimum amount of effort.
52. He passed the exams with the minimum of effort.
53. A minimum investment has been made in the body that becomes a platform for seed dispersal.