Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

    companies should engage in risk minimization

    Minimierung

    минимиза́цияminimizácija

    мініміза́ціяminimizácija

  2. (countable, uncountable)The tendency to present events as trivial or unimportant; trivialization

    the minimization of racial experiences by peers

  3. (countable, uncountable)The process of finding the minimum value of a function.

More definitions
  • the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

Examples

2 sentences
  1. There's a fine line between tax minimization and tax avoidance.

    ruМежду минимизацией налоговых затрат и уклонением от уплаты налогов проходит тонкая грань.

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  2. Speaking to American Jewish leaders at the Vatican, the pope said denial or minimization of the Shoah was intolerable and unacceptable.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent:

Forms

plural: minimizations
Singularminimization
Pluralminimizations

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position:minimisation

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

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