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11minimum — 1 adjective (only before noun) the minimum number, degree, or amount of something is the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed: The minimum requirements for the job are a degree and two years experience. | a minimum price compare …
12minimum */*/ — I UK [ˈmɪnɪməm] / US adjective [only before noun] as small in amount or degree as necessary or possible the minimum voting age the minimum requirements for entry to college II UK [ˈmɪnɪməm] / US noun [singular] the smallest amount or degree of… …
13minimum*/*/ — [ˈmɪnɪməm] adj I as small in amount or degree as possible Ant: maximum the minimum voting age[/ex] the minimum requirements for entry to college[/ex] II noun [singular] minimum */[ˈmɪnɪməm] the smallest amount or degree of something that is… …
14Minimum Foundation Program — In Louisiana, the Minimum Foundation Program is the formula that determines the cost to educate students at public elementary and secondary schools and defines state and local funding contributions to each district. Education officials often use… …
15Minimum Deposit — The smallest amount of money that an investor/trader must initially deposit into a new brokerage account. Minimum deposits are required to cover the baseline costs associated with setting up a new account and maintaining it thereafter. Also… …
16Minimum Lease Payments — The lowest amount that a lessee can expect to make on a lease over its lifetime. Accountants calculate minimum lease payments in order to assign a present value to a lease. The method of calculating minimum lease payments is laid out in the… …
17minimum — 1. noun costs will be kept to the minimum Syn: lowest level, lower limit, bottom level, rock bottom, nadir; least, lowest, slightest Ant: maximum 2. adjective the minimum amount of effort Syn: minimal, least …
18minimum — 1. noun costs will be kept to the minimum Syn: lowest level, lower limit, rock bottom, least, lowest, slightest Ant: maximum 2. adjective with the minimum effort Syn: minimal, least, smallest, lea …
19Minimum lease payments — Rental payments over the lease term including the amount of any bargain purchase option, premium and any guaranteed residual value and excluding any rental relating to costs to be met by the lessor and any contingent rentals. References… …
20prior service costs — Costs that arise from amendments to defined benefit pension plans that retroactively increase benefits. In rare cases, retroactive amendments that decrease benefits can create negative prior service costs. Under FAS 87 rules, these costs are not… …
