MINIMUM


Meaning of MINIMUM in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ absolute , bare , very

▪ agreed , guaranteed

▪ recommended

▪ federal , legal , mandatory , required , statutory

▪ age ( AmE )

Many states impose an age ~ of eighteen for the death penalty.

VERB + MINIMUM

▪ keep sth to , reduce sth to

Two fire crews managed to keep damage to a ~.

▪ reach

The sun's temperature reached a ~ in the summer of 1981.

▪ exceed

▪ regard sth as

A temperature of 121°C is regarded as the ~ necessary to achieve sterility.

▪ pay

Many people pay the ~ on their credit cards.

PREPOSITION

▪ above (the) ~ , at (a/the) ~

Candidates must have a degree at a ~.

▪ below (the) ~ , down to a ~

We tried to keep costs down to a ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of $20

a ~ of fuss

PHRASES

▪ the ~ necessary , the ~ needed

▪ the ~ possible

He's always done the ~ possible to pass his exams.

▪ with the ~ of delay , with the ~ of disruption , with the ~ of fuss

▪ with the ~ of effort

The tent can be put up with the ~ of effort.

▪ with the ~ of risk

II.

adj.

Minimum is used with these nouns: ↑ altitude , ↑ amount , ↑ charge , ↑ delay , ↑ disruption , ↑ distance , ↑ disturbance , ↑ duration , ↑ expenditure , ↑ impact , ↑ investment , ↑ level , ↑ limit , ↑ number , ↑ payment , ↑ penalty , ↑ percentage , ↑ qualification , ↑ quantity , ↑ requirement , ↑ salary , ↑ sentence , ↑ size , ↑ standard , ↑ temperature , ↑ threshold , ↑ training , ↑ wage , ↑ width

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