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Definition of Minimums
1. minimum [n] - See also: minimum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minimums
Literary usage of Minimums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Tariff Controversies in the Nineteenth Century by Edward Stanwood (1904)
"minimums are a fictitious value, assumed by law, instead of the real value; and
the operation of all minimums may be illustrated by a single example. ..."
2. American Tariff Controversies in the Nineteenth Century by Edward Stanwood (1903)
"He went into the question of " minimums " and told the House something which
probably every member knew before he was told, that under the law as it stood, ..."
3. The Principles of Free Trade: Illustrated in a Series of Short and Familiar by Condy Raguet (1840)
"Doctrine of minimums explained. Frauds upon the revenue. WE publish to-day the
proceedings of a Convention of Delegates, appointed by persons interested in ..."
4. The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary by Michael W. Cluskey (1857)
"... ranging from five to fifty per centum—the minimums only applied to cotton
cloths, cotton twist, yarn and thread. It was approved on the 14th July, 1832. ..."
5. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by United States Congress, Thomas Hart Benton (1859)
"I shall now, as briefly as possible, state the reasons which have induced me to
move to strike out the minimums from the amendment of the gentleman from ..."
6. Digest of Decisions Under the Interstate Commerce Act, from 1908 by Herbert Confield Lust, Ralph Merriam (1913)
"minimums, §3 (d) 496 GAS GRATES (See Grates). GAS MACHINERY (See Machinery).
GASOLINE. Reasonableness of Rates, §117 (e) 678 Through Routes and Joint Rates, ..."
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