to a (bare) minimum

idiom

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

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The fund is designed to leverage public dollars to attract private investment, doubling local startups' total funding to a minimum of $52 million. Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 There’s no way to tell exactly what Trump attending these kinds of events cost taxpayers, but even the most conservative estimates suggest they should be kept to a minimum or avoided outright. The Orlando Sentinel and Santa Cruz Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025 Here are some tips to make sure location tracking is kept to a minimum: App permissions Head to your phone’s control panel to check permissions. Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025 Soil disturbance on slopes should be kept to a minimum in order to allow native vegetation to regrow. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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