to a (bare) minimum

idiom

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

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To eliminate this possibility, Lewitt designed the MTP W950 to reduce the sonic bleed and spills to a minimum thanks to an industry-leading 90% rear rejection. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 Jewel Badgley Mischka Stacy Ankle Strap Pump $109 $76 at Nordstrom Parisians aren’t known to wear anything that glitters (even jewelry is kept to a minimum). Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024 Hydee Feldstein Soto to draft the legal language needed to push those wages to a minimum of $30 per hour by July 2028, just as the city hosts the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 The $50,880 minivan came equipped with a Rear Entertainment System (also available on the Odyssey Touring ($46,610)) - a small price to pay to be able to keep complaining to a minimum. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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