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minimum 2, noun (oh)



2 n [singular]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: minimus 'smallest']
the smallest amount of something or number of things that is possible or necessary
-opposite maximum maximum
a minimum of two hours/¡ê1000 etc
::The judge recommended that he should serve a minimum of 12 years.
minimum of
::He achieved enviable results with the minimum of effort.
absolute/bare minimum
(=the very least amount or number)
::Prison inmates are kept in tiny cells, with the bare minimum of furniture.
keep/reduce sth to a minimum
::She had reduced her consumption of fat and sugar to an absolute minimum.
at a/the minimum
used to say that if nothing else is done, this one thing should be done
::At a minimum, we must recruit two new teachers.