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[ adjective ] the least possible
Synonyms Examples "needed to enforce minimal standards" "her grades were minimal" "minimum wage" "a minimal charge for the service" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Make sure you have minimum age and time on_the_job requirements tied into your pension plan . Consider adopting a system of holidays in which time_off is granted with an eye to minimum inconvenience to the operation of the plant . (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Part-time farming gives a measure of security if the regular job is lost , provided the farm is owned free_of debt and furnishes enough income to meet fixed expenses and minimum living costs . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The Act further provides for a `` floor '' or minimum allotment , set at the 1954 level , which is called the `` base '' allotment , and a `` ceiling '' or maximum allotment , for each State . ( Each State 's unadjusted allotment for any fiscal_year , which exceeds its minimum allotment described in item 13 below by a percentage greater than one and one-half times the percentage by which the sum being allotted exceeds $ 23000000 , must be reduced by the amount of the excess . ) Related terms maximal maximal negligible borderline least nominal stripped bottom |
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[ noun ] the smallest possible quantity
Synonyms Used in print (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)All four types of message listed in Table 1 are permitted , although decorum and cocktail tradition require holding the commands to a minimum , while exclamations having complimentary intonations are more_than customarily encouraged . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The funds recouped by reductions in item 12 above are used : first , to increase the unadjusted allotments to the specified minimum in those States where the unadjusted allotment is less than the minimum allotment ( item 13 above ) ; and second , to increase uniformly the allotments to those States whose allotments are below their maximums , with adjustments to prevent the allotment of any State from thereby exceeding its maximum . (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)However , as much time as possible should be spent within the shelter to hold radiation exposure to a minimum . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)He claimed 4_,_-_D classification as a minister of religion , devoting a minimum of 100 hours a month to preaching . Related terms maximum extremum small_indefinite_quantity skeleton minimize understate |
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