bare minimum
/bɛɚ ˈmɪnəməm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Belgian colonies, if they adhere to these limits, must provide for all their wants at a lower cost by one half than the French as a bare minimum."
- "It is the old problem of what a victor is to do with the vanquished, if the latter is to gain the bare minimum of economic independence."
- "The foreign companies would punish Bolivia by refusing to invest and only sustaining the bare minimum of operations here."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɛɚ ˈmɪnəməm/
- British English: /bɛə ˈmɪnɪməm/