🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

最小金额

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zuìxiǎo jīn'é

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Least Amount/liːst əˈmaʊnt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"参与活动的最小金额是100元。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The smallest quantity or degree of something.

    "You need to pay at least the least amount required to secure your reservation."
  2. 2

    A minimal quantity that is acceptable or necessary.

    "The least amount of sugar needed for the recipe is one teaspoon."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'least' originates from Old English 'lǣst', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*laizaz' meaning 'less'. 'Amount' comes from the Old French 'amont', meaning 'upward', which evolved into the modern sense of quantity or total. Together, they denote the smallest quantity possible.

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