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.
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minimum wage — n: a wage fixed by contract or esp. by law as the least that may be paid either to employees generally or to a particular category of employees compare scale Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
bare — [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ barer, barest, bares, baring, bared 1) ADJ If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare... She had bare arms and a bare… … English dictionary
bare — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] adjective Word forms bare : adjective bare comparative barer superlative barest ** 1) a part of your body that is bare is not covered by any clothes. When someone is not wearing any clothes at all, they are naked or nude… … English dictionary
bare — 1 adjective 1 WITHOUT CLOTHES not covered by clothes: Jonathan s bare feet made no sound in the soft sand. 2 LAND/TREES not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves: a bare hillside 3 ROOMS empty, not covered by anything, or not having … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
minimum — min|i|mum1 W3S2 [ˈmınıməm] adj [only before noun] the minimum number, degree, or amount of something is the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed ≠ ↑maximum ▪ The minimum number of students we need to run the course is fifteen. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bare — bare1 [beə US ber] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(without clothes)¦ 2¦(land/trees)¦ 3¦(not covered/empty)¦ 4 the bare facts 5¦(smallest amount necessary)¦ 6 the bare bones 7 lay something bare 8 with your bare hands 9 bare infinitive ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
minimum — ▪ I. minimum min‧i‧mum 1 [ˈmɪnməm] adjective [only before a noun] the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed: • Minimum investment in each fund is £2000. • There is a minimum charge of £30. • The minimum requirements for the job… … Financial and business terms
bare — 01. Really, one year is the [bare] minimum of time during which one should expect to make very little profit or even lose a bit of money after opening a new business in this town. 02. Her head and shoulders were [bare], and got badly sunburned.… … Grammatical examples in English
minimum — min|i|mum1 [ mınıməm ] adjective only before noun ** as small in amount or degree as possible: the minimum requirements for entry to college the minimum voting age ─ opposite MAXIMUM minimum min|i|mum 2 [ mınıməm ] noun singular ** the smallest… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
minimum — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
