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