different between allotment vs minimum

English

Etymology

From Old French alotement (modern French allotement).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??l?t.m?nt/

Noun

allotment (countable and uncountable, plural allotments)

1. The act of allotting.
   • 2007, Ruth Chambers, Kay Mohanna, David Wall, How to Succeed as a Leader

     You will achieve more in designated sessions of quiet uninterrupted periods than in a longer allotment of time broken up by various activities.

   • 1873, Henry Sumner Maine, The early history of the property of married women

     The allotment of particular names to special ideas which gradually disengage themselves from a general idea is apparently determined by accident.

2. Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
   • 1906, Thomas William Shore, Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race Chapter 9

     Similar customs prevailed in a part of Friesland, the most notable of which was the ‘Jus Theelacticum,’ or custom of the Theel lands, doles, or allottable lands in East Friesland, not far from the mouth of the Ems. There an inherited allotment was indivisible; on the death of the father it passed intact to the youngest son, and on his death without issue it fell into the possession of the whole community

3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
   • 2013, Maxine Holsinger, The Life of Maxine Holsinger

     Maynard used to help before he got sick, but there was no income except what I brought in my allotment.

4. (Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
   • 2015, Cathy Bramley, Ivy Lane

     The fallout of this unexpected turn of events was that it was Saturday morning, the first day of the Easter holidays, before the thought of my allotment even entered my head. Goodness only knew how big my carrots were going to be by the time I got round there!

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?n.?.m?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?n.?.m?m/

Noun

minimum (plural minima or minimums)

1. The lowest limit.

   We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.

   We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time.

2. The smallest amount.

   He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.

   Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock

3. (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

4. (mathematical analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
5. (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
6. the mandatory drink you're supposed to order in a bar or pub

Usage notes

• Minima is more common plural for the technical senses.

Antonyms

• maximum

Hypernyms

• (statistics): measure of location
• extremum

Derived terms

Related terms

• minimal
• minimize, minimise

Translations

Adjective

minimum (not comparable)

1. To the lowest degree.

Synonyms

• minimal

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?m?n?mum]

Noun

minimum n

1. minimum

   Antonym: maximum

Declension

Related terms

• See minus
• minimalismus
• minimalista
• minimalizace
• minimalizovat
• minimální

Further reading

• minimum in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• minimum in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin minimum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mi.ni?m?m/
• Hyphenation: mi?ni?mum

Noun

minimum n (plural minima)

1. minimum

Derived terms

• bestaansminimum
• minimumleeftijd
• minimumloon

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ni.m?m/
• Rhymes: -?m
• Homophone: minimums

Noun

minimum m (plural minima)

1. minimum

Usage notes

• The 1990 spelling reform recommends that the plural of minimum should be minimums.

Derived terms

• au minimum
• minimum syndical
• salaire minimum

Further reading

• “minimum” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Adjective

minimum

1. accusative masculine singular of minimus
2. nominative neuter singular of minimus
3. accusative neuter singular of minimus
4. vocative neuter singular of minimus

References

• minimum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• minimum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin minimum

Noun

minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minima or minimumer, definite plural minimaene or minimuma or minimumene)

1. minimum

Antonyms

• maksimum

Derived terms

• minimumskrav

References

• “minimum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin minimum

Noun

minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minimum, definite plural minimuma)

1. minimum

Antonyms

• maksimum

Derived terms

• minimumskrav

References

• “minimum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin minimum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?i.?i.mum/

Adverb

minimum (not comparable)

1. at least

   Synonym: co najmniej

Noun

minimum n

1. minimum

   Antonym: maksimum

Declension

Further reading

• minimum in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• minimum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin minimum

Noun

minimum n (uncountable)

1. minimum

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?nimum/
• Hyphenation: mi?ni?mum

Noun

mìnimum m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. minimum

Declension

Swedish

Noun

minimum n

1. minimum

Declension