as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
investors disappointed by stock dividends that were decidedly de minimis
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Recent Examples of de minimis
The de minimis tax exemption allows shipments headed to U.S. businesses and consumers valued at less than $800 to enter the country tax and duty free.
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Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
However, just a few days later, the Trump administration paused de minimis as packages rapidly piled up at customs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the longstanding de minimis rule, which allowed shipments of less than $800 to avoid import duties and taxes, has ended, per U.S. Customs and Border Protection in guidance posted Saturday on Trump's executive order.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Temu and Shein have previously said their business models don’t rely on de minimis.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
However, just a few days later, the Trump administration paused de minimis as packages rapidly piled up at customs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the longstanding de minimis rule, which allowed shipments of less than $800 to avoid import duties and taxes, has ended, per U.S. Customs and Border Protection in guidance posted Saturday on Trump's executive order.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Temu and Shein have previously said their business models don’t rely on de minimis.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
Adjective
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Making one bet at a slight little edge is not going to have a huge effect on someone's bracket.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Zero Day held a slight lead with 1.84 billion minutes of viewing to 1.81 billion for Reacher.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s why: Although technical specifications are still being worked out, the new standard could deliver nominal peak data rates of more than 40Gbps.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
20 Mar. 2025
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According to expert estimates, India needs to spend around $100 billion per year, or 2.8% of current nominal GDP, to achieve net-zero power sector emissions by 2070.—
Radhika Kak, independent researcher at Harvard Business School and Varad Pande, partner at BCG,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His drunk mother-in-law, Nan (Jane Curtin), takes too long to share too much insignificant information.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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No matter how insignificant our individual choices may appear, our choices matter.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mixed in with small pleasures and petty disputes with her older sister are true feats of survival and bravery.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gangs stop petty thievery in their own neighborhoods.—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What’s at risk The impact of an output such as calling a blueberry muffin a chihuahua may seem trivial, but consider the different kinds of technologies that use image recognition systems: An autonomous vehicle that fails to identify objects could lead to a fatal traffic accident.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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