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• minimum — / mɪnɪməm/ noun the smallest possible quantity, price or number ● to keep expenses to a minimum ● to reduce the risk of a loss to a minimum (NOTE: The plural is minima or minimums.) ■ adjective smallest possible ♦ minimum dividend the smallest… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• minimum fuel — i. The minimum quantity of fuel with which an aircraft may be authorized to fly. ii. When informing ATC (air traffic control), it means that the aircraft’s fuel supply has reached a state where, upon reaching the destination, it can accept little …   Aviation dictionary

• minimum — I noun bit, dash, drop, fragment, ioi:a, jot, least amount, least part, least quantity, lowest quantity, minim, modicum, morsel, mote, pars minima, particle, piece, quorum, scantling, scintilla, shade, sliver, small amount, small quantity,… …   Law dictionary

• minimum order quantity — UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION MOQ) COMMERCE ► the smallest amount or number of a product that a company will supply: »There is a minimum order quantity of 500 pieces for this product …   Financial and business terms

• minimum — [min′əməm] n. pl. minimums or minima [min′əmə] [L, neut. of minimus, least, superl. < base of minor,MINOR] 1. the smallest quantity, number, or degree possible or permissible 2. the lowest degree or point (of a varying quantity, as… …   English World dictionary

• Minimum efficient scale — (MES) or efficient scale of production is a term used in industrial organization to denote the smallest output that a plant (or firm) can produce such that its long run average costs are minimized. Contents 1 Computing 2 Relationship to average… …   Wikipedia

• Minimum — Min i*mum, n.; pl. {Minima}. [L., fr. minimus. See {Minim}.] The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; opposed to {maximum}. [1913 Webster] {Minimum thermometer}, a thermometer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Minimum thermometer — Minimum Min i*mum, n.; pl. {Minima}. [L., fr. minimus. See {Minim}.] The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; opposed to {maximum}. [1913 Webster] {Minimum thermometer}, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• minimum lethal dose — n the smallest dose experimentally found to kill any one animal of a test group * * * (MLD) 1. the smallest amount of a toxic substance that can cause the death of a laboratory animal. 2. in preparing diphtheria toxoid, the smallest quantity of… …   Medical dictionary

• Minimum wage — A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labour. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in a great many… …   Wikipedia

• minimum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, bare, very ▪ agreed, guaranteed ▪ recommended ▪ federal …   Collocations dictionary