minimum

n., pl. -mums or -ma (-mə).

1. 1. The least possible quantity or degree.
   2. The lowest degree or amount reached or recorded; the lower limit of variation.
2. A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.
3. A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.
4. Mathematics.
   1. The smallest number in a finite set of numbers.
   2. A value of a function that is less than any other value of the function over a specific interval.

adj.

Of, consisting of, or representing the lowest possible amount or degree permissible or attainable.

[Latin, from neuter of minimus, least.]

adjective

Comprising the least possible: littlest, minimal, smallest. See big/small/amount.

adj, n

Definition: least, lowest
Antonyms: largest, maximum, most

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IN BRIEF: The smallest amount or number that is possible or allowed.

First, there is the law. It must be obeyed. But the law is the minimum. You must act ethically. — Buck Rodgers.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - minimum
adj. - minimums-

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    mindste udlånsrente

Nederlands (Dutch)
minimum

Français (French)
n. - minimum
adj. - minimum, minimal

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    taux d'escompte minimum

Deutsch (German)
n. - Minimum
adj. - minimal, Mindest...

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    Mindestdiskontsatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελάχιστο όριο, κατώτατος βαθμός, μίνιμουμ

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    ελάχιστο επιτόκιο δανεισμού

Italiano (Italian)
minimo

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    tasso di prestito minimo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mínimo (m)

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    taxa mínima de empréstimo (f)

Русский (Russian)
минимум

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    минимальный ссудный процент

Español (Spanish)
n. - mínimo
adj. - mínimo

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    tipo de interés mínimo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - minimum

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最小量, 最小的, 最低的

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    最低贷款利率

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 最小量
adj. - 最小的, 最低的

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    最低貸款利率

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 최소[액]
adj. - 최소[액]의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 最小限, 最低額, 極小, 最低速度
adj. - 最小限の, 最低の

idioms:

• minimum lending rate    最低貸出し金利

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحد الأدنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מינימום, מיעוט, מזער‬
adj. - ‮מינימלי, מזערי‬

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