- minimum
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ absolute, bare, very▪ agreed, guaranteed▪ recommended▪ federal, legal, mandatory, required, statutory▪ age (AmE)▪
Many states impose an age minimum of eighteen for the death penalty.
VERB + MINIMUM▪ keep sth to, reduce sth to▪Two fire crews managed to keep damage to a minimum.
▪ reach▪The sun's temperature reached a minimum in the summer of 1981.
▪ exceed▪ regard sth as▪A temperature of 121°C is regarded as the minimum necessary to achieve sterility.
▪ pay▪Many people pay the minimum on their credit cards.
PREPOSITION▪ above (the) minimum, at (a/the) minimum▪Candidates must have a degree at a minimum.
▪ below (the) minimum, down to a minimum▪We tried to keep costs down to a minimum.
▪ minimum of▪a minimum of $20
▪a minimum of fuss
PHRASES▪ the minimum necessary, the minimum needed▪ the minimum possible▪He's always done the minimum possible to pass his exams.
▪ with the minimum of delay, with the minimum of disruption, with the minimum of fuss▪ with the minimum of effort▪The tent can be put up with the minimum of effort.
▪ with the minimum of risk{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
