Used in a Sentence

minimise

How to use minimise in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for minimise.

Editorial note

Why is the "minimise" icon in the top right of all windows still a thin horizontal bar?

Examples8
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

represent as less significant or important

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of minimise gathered in one view.

verb

represent as less significant or important

verb

make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for minimise.

verb

make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"

Example sentences

1

Why is the "minimise" icon in the top right of all windows still a thin horizontal bar?

2

A clumsy and crude PR exercise to minimise financial loss.

3

For upper stages, where it is much more critical to minimise the wet weight, that trouble is generally worthwhile.

4

In order to be able to do anything of any significance you need to make the rest of your life as routine as possible in order to minimise distractions.

5

Here's my logic - when customers have very limited information, and side-by-side pricing, they'll always minimise risk by getting the cheapest app.

6

"However this doesn't mean you can't pre-allocate your objects, use Direct ByteBuffers and Object recycling techniques to minimise your object creation.

7

The propellant is intended to be kept at low pressure to minimise stress; a vehicle that is both large and light has an advantage during atmospheric reentry compared to other vehicles due to a low ballistic coefficient.

8

"Just for sake of argument, here's a possible conversation that could be twisted into fitting the above description:"Your example cannot be twisted into a reasonable description of "very inappropriate".Overall your comment reads like you don't want this story to be true and are trying to minimise every part of it. Which you are free to do, but you could have just said "I don't want this story to be true".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use minimise in a sentence?

Why is the "minimise" icon in the top right of all windows still a thin horizontal bar?

What does minimise mean?

represent as less significant or important

What part of speech is minimise?

minimise is commonly used as verb.