to a (bare) minimum

idiom

: as low as possible
We need to keep expenses to a (bare) minimum.

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This residency has a 15% tax rate on foreign income, subject to a minimum tax liability of €7,500. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 Then the number of cuts to programs that help people could be kept to a minimum. — Carol Rice, Baltimore Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 But while cable, satellite and streaming will keep TV viewership losses to a minimum, several L.A. FM stations wouldn’t be as lucky. Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025 The Eternal Sunshine singer kept her accessories to a minimum but still dripped in diamonds. Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for to a (bare) minimum 

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“To a (bare) minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20%28bare%29%20minimum. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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