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adjective

Definition of minimumnext
as in lowest
being the least in amount, number, or size possible spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property

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minimum

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noun

as in modicum

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Recent Examples of minimum
Adjective
At those levels, assuming no additional charges, paying off the debt while making minimum payments could take nearly 27 years and cost nearly $13,000 in interest alone, according to Bankrate's credit card calculator. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 But on Tuesday, Golden State finally addressed its glaringly obvious need for a creative ballhandler and isolation scorer by signing Brandon Williams to a veteran minimum contract, its first non-draft addition of the offseason. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
Regardless of whether mines still lurk in the water, Iran's threat to attack ships has kept traffic to a minimum. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The National Republican Congressional Committee is asking House members to contribute a minimum of $25,000 to attend as a party fundraising effort, according to a source familiar with the plan. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
  1. smallest
  2. modicum
  3. minimal
  4. minim
  5. semblance
  6. syllable
  7. ounce
  8. spark
Adjective
  • While that’s painful for house hunters, note that the surge was the 18th-smallest among states and trailed the 93% jump nationally.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of smallest
Noun
  • However, a modicum of decency four years ago would’ve gone further.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In a world where prices continue to rise and current events feel unstable, the proliferation of little treat culture signals a small-but-mighty act by its advocates to exert a modicum of control (and joy) over their day.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of modicum
Adjective
  • Third-round pick Malachi Fields will be a rookie starting his first game against Dallas with minimal preseason reps of his own.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There was also minimal protectionist pressure, largely because Europe and Japan urgently needed imports and the United States actively encouraged reconstruction in both places.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimal
Noun
  • Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
    — courant.com, courant.com, 30 June 2017
Definition of minim
Noun
  • Amid the cinematic chaos of what those Transformers movies would be, there was still Optimus Prime, anchoring the whole thing to some semblance of nobility.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
  • If the Raiders have some semblance of a passing game — similar to in 2024, when Jakobi Meyers produced a receiving line of 129-87-1,027-4 — Nailor and Tucker are in the conversation to benefit alongside Brock Bowers.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of semblance
Noun
  • Those four syllables, Va-len-ti-no, were enough to set hearts aflutter.
    — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The producer-recording artist shouted his single-syllable background vocals into a microphone by himself on stage.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of syllable
Noun
  • The breakdown of heisted products from an original police report includes 860 cases of 15-packs of 25-ounce cans of PBR, an American-style lager, and 546 cases of 30-packs of 12-ounce PBR.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Pricing Happy Head’s topical solution is billed on a monthly basis, with a single bottle containing two ounces of treatment solution.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ounce
Noun
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 Deep feelings meet a spark of playfulness.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The area has been hit by winds that can gust up to 35 miles per hour over the past few days, meaning sparks have been able to spread.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of spark

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