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[min-uh-muhm] / ˈmɪn ə məm /




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Incentive stock options can trigger a large, surprise alternative minimum tax bill, so advisers generally recommend creating a tax calendar to exercise them over several tax years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The other had application restrictions for those under 21, as well as a minimum spending amount he didn’t think he could make in order to get the bonus points.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

We steadily increased the minimum admission score over the 25 years I served as president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The minimum market value now is $22.7 billion for admission to the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

His voice carried with a minimum of vitality, as though he had come over to speak to Lane out of boredom or restiveness, not for any sort of human discourse.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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