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Lowest remuneration which can be paid legally in a state for working
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor
Minimum_wage
United States, the minimum wage is set by federal U.S. labor law and a range of state and local laws. The first federal minimum wage was instituted in
Minimum wage in the United States
Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the
List of countries by minimum wage
List_of_countries_by_minimum_wage
responsibility for enacting and enforcing labour laws, including the minimum wage, rests primarily with the ten Provinces of Canada. The three Territories
Minimum_wage_in_Canada
Japan's minimum wage depends on the region and industry. Industrial minimum wages apply for certain industries and are usually set higher than the regional
Minimum_wage_in_Japan
German history of minimum wage legislation
Minimum wage in Germany is €13.90 per hour, pre-tax since 1 January 2026. The legislation (German: Gesetz zur Regelung eines allgemeinen Mindestlohns)
Minimum_wage_in_Germany
standards of living, China does not set one minimum wage for the entire nation. Instead, the task of setting minimum wages is delegated to the local governments
Minimum_wage_in_China
Legislation to protect workers
or monthly minimum wage. More than 90% of all countries have some kind of minimum wage legislation. Until recently, minimum wage laws were usually very
Minimum_wage_law
minimum wage in Turkey represents the gross amount that an employee must legally receive over a period of 30 days. The determination of the minimum wage
Minimum_wage_in_Turkey
The statewide minimum wage in California increased on January 1, 2026, to $16.90. The same minimum wage applies for both tipped and non-tipped employees
Minimum_wage_in_California
This is a list of minimum wage rates of the 50 U.S. states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. For comparisons to other countries see: List of
List of U.S. states by minimum wage
List_of_U.S._states_by_minimum_wage
Distinct minimum wage for employees earning substantial tips
earn at least the state's minimum wage when tips and wages are combined, or the employer is required to increase the wage to fulfill that threshold.
Tipped_wage
Legislation of Hong Kong
The Minimum Wage Ordinance Cap. 608 is an ordinance enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010
Minimum_Wage_Ordinance
The minimum wage in Romania is the lowest monthly or hourly remuneration that employers are legally allowed to pay their workers in Romania. The sum is
Minimum_wage_in_Romania
hours) and Monaco (39 hours). Most minimum wages are fixed at a monthly rate, but some countries set their minimum wage at an hourly rate or annual rate
List of European countries by minimum wage
List_of_European_countries_by_minimum_wage
The minimum wage in Poland is the lowest monthly or hourly remuneration that employers are legally allowed to pay their workers in Poland. The sum is decided
Minimum_wage_in_Poland
Minimum Wage Act on December 31, 1986. The Minimum Wage System began on January 1, 1988. At this time the economy was booming, and the minimum wage set
Minimum_wage_in_South_Korea
Payment by an employer to an employee for labour
A wage is the price of labor. Examples of wage payments include compensatory payments such as minimum wage, prevailing wage, and yearly bonuses, and remunerative
Wage
history of minimum wage is about the attempts and measures governments have made to introduce, ascertain, uphold and enforce a minimum wage. Amongst the
History_of_the_minimum_wage
Political movement in the United States
American political movement advocating for the minimum wage to be raised to $15 per hour. The federal minimum wage was last set at $7.25 per hour in 2009. The
Fight_for_$15
the official minimum wage rates of the Top 10 cities with the largest economies in ASEAN. Some cities may have a complicated minimum wage system. For example
List of ASEAN countries and subdivisions by minimum wage
List_of_ASEAN_countries_and_subdivisions_by_minimum_wage
hours). Most of EU countries minimum wages are fixed at a monthly rate, but there are some countries where minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate or
List of European Union member states by minimum wage
List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_minimum_wage
Minimum income to meet a worker's basic needs
A living wage is the minimum income required for a worker to meet their basic needs. This is not the same as a subsistence wage, which refers to a biological
Living_wage
Political party in the United States
the minimum wage and all six initiatives passed. In 2017, Senate Democrats introduced the Raise the Wage Act which would raise the minimum wage to $15
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created a minimum wage across the United Kingdom. From
National Minimum Wage Act 1998
National_Minimum_Wage_Act_1998
Denial of wages or employee benefits rightfully owed to an employee
employers in various ways, among them are failing to pay overtime; violating minimum-wage laws; the misclassification of employees as independent contractors;
Wage_theft
The minimum wage in Sudan is LS 425 per month (US$0.95 as of August 2021). It is LS 3,000 (US$6.72 as of 2021) per month for civil servants. Until late
Minimum_wage_in_Sudan
French minimum wage (1950–70)
Interprofessional guaranteed minimum wage or salaire minimum interprofessionnel garanti ('SMIG') was the first statutory minimum wage in France, adopted in 1950
Interprofessional Guaranteed Minimum Wage
Interprofessional_Guaranteed_Minimum_Wage
The minimum wage in Taiwan is the lowest hourly or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers in Taiwan. It is also known as the basic
Minimum_wage_in_Taiwan
Minimum wage in Kuwaiti
increase in minimum wage as it was lower than expected, and urged the government to review its decision.[citation needed] As of 2025, the minimum wage according
Kuwaiti_minimum_wage
Act of Parliament about Indian labour law
Council appointed a Tripartite Committee of Fair Wage. This committee came up with the concept of a minimum wage, which not only guarantees bare subsistence
Minimum_Wages_Act,_1948
United States wage law
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is an act of Congress that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to gradually raise the federal minimum wage from
Fair_Minimum_Wage_Act_of_2007
Non-profit American think tank founded in 1991
research on employment issues, particularly aimed towards reducing the minimum wage. It was established in 1991 by Richard Berman, and it has been described
Employment_Policies_Institute
Market structure with one buyer
the wage policy of firms. The most common kind of regulation is a binding minimum wage higher than the monopsonistic wage. A binding minimum wage can
Monopsony
Seattle's minimum wage to $15 per hour incrementally over the next few years. Seattle was the first big city in the United States to raise its minimum wage to
Seattle's minimum wage ordinance
Seattle's_minimum_wage_ordinance
capita income List of Asian countries by average wage List of ASEAN countries and subdivisions by minimum wage List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
List of countries by average wage
List_of_countries_by_average_wage
U.S. states by minimum wage List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage List of American countries by average wage List of Asian countries
List of European countries by average wage
List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage
American territory in Polynesia
until the minimum wage in American Samoa equals the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in the United States. In response to the minimum wage increase
American_Samoa
American political campaign
Massachusetts. Harris supports raising the federal minimum wage. Harris did not give a number for a federal minimum wage she supported. She has posted on Twitter
Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign
Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign
The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/6221) are a statutory instrument under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 that elaborate rules on
National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015
National_Minimum_Wage_Regulations_2015
Canadian multinational coffeehouse and restaurant chain
after the raise of the minimum wage in Ontario from $11.60 to $14.00 an hour which was made effective January 2018. The minimum wage increase was strongly
Tim_Hortons
Oklahoma Question 832, the $15 Minimum Wage Initiative, was a failed initiated state statute that appeared on the June 16, 2026, ballot in Oklahoma. If
2026 Oklahoma State Question 832
2026_Oklahoma_State_Question_832
Government- or group-imposed price control
are minimum wage laws and supply management in Canadian agriculture. Other price floors include regulated US airfares prior to 1978 and minimum price
Price_floor
increased the basic minimum wage by 35%, setting it at 110 million rials (approximately $186) with benefits. Despite this raise, the new wage covers only about
Salaries_in_Iran
Canadian economist (born 1956)
differences) and its claim have been disputed (see minimum wage for discussion), later studies of minimum wage increases have tended to confirm Card and Krueger's
David_Card
Social-welfare system
the Great (c. 590 to c. 529 B.C.), whose government used a regulated minimum wage, also provided special rations to families when a child was born. Cash
Guaranteed_minimum_income
American politician (born 1969)
criminal convictions related to marijuana. Fetterman supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. In March 2025, Fetterman asked Democrats to talk like
John_Fetterman
American lawyer (born 1956)
amendment to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15. In particular, he pledged to spend $1 million to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15. Morgan & Morgan was
John_Morgan_(lawyer)
US nonprofit organization
end the sub-minimum wage for tip workers who make less than the minimum wage before tips. The One Fair Wage campaigns to improve tipped wage laws by advocating
One_Fair_Wage
Regulation of employment relationships and industrial partnerships in Germany
level introduced in 2015. The initial minimum wage was €8.50 per hour, pre-tax. Since then, Germany's Minimum Wage Commission (Mindestlohnkommission) regularly
German_labour_law
American politician, former mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota
mayoralty ended on January 2, 2026. Carter supported raising the city's minimum wage to $15 per hour. He is one of 11 U.S. mayors who co-founded Mayors Organized
Melvin_Carter_(politician)
Governor of Illinois since 2019
progressive Democrat, he has legalized recreational cannabis, raised the minimum wage, expanded abortion access, and sought to implement income tax reforms
JB_Pritzker
Labor dispute between flight attendants and Air Canada
towards state minimum wage, while CUPE claimed that pay for their Canadian counterparts was already coming in under Canadian minimum wage. In 2022, Delta
2025 Air Canada flight attendants strike
2025_Air_Canada_flight_attendants_strike
Indian-American politician and economist
May 2014 after Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced an increase in the minimum wage to $15, which was the cornerstone of her campaign for City Council; she
Kshama_Sawant
Minimum wage in Kazakhstan is set by a law that established the nationwide minimum wage. According to Kazakh sources, minimum wage in Kazakhstan in 2010
Minimum_wage_in_Kazakhstan
Humorous measurement of wage
of the Big Mac–Wage Metric was in August 2013 by broker group ConvergEx Group. Their report compared the Big Mac Index to minimum wage in a collection
Big_Mac–Wage_Metric
Form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee
Europe. The minimum wage is determined through collective labor negotiations (CAOs). The minimum wage is age dependent; the legal minimum wage for a 16-year-old
Salary
Reduction in wage inequality
their junior peers. Thus, increases in minimum wage may result in the wage gap narrowing. Increases to the minimum wage in an industry or region does not guarantee
Wage_compression
Proposed United States law
The Raise the Wage Act is a proposed United States law that would increase the federal minimum wage to US$17. Versions of the bill have been introduced
Raise_the_Wage_Act
2022 European Union Directive
The Adequate Minimum Wage Directive 2022 (2022/2041) is a European Union Directive on the setting of minimum wages and collective bargaining in EU law
Adequate Minimum Wage Directive 2022
Adequate_Minimum_Wage_Directive_2022
Spanish cooperative federation
Mondragon, there are agreed-upon wage ratios between executive work and field or factory work which earns a minimum wage. These ratios range from 3:1 to
Mondragon_Corporation
American politician (born 1954)
'clear choice' on minimum wage". The Hill. Retrieved April 9, 2014. Bolton, Alexander (April 8, 2014). "Reid punts on minimum-wage hike". The Hill. Retrieved
Mark_Warner
Governor of New Hampshire since 2025
to ISIS." Ayotte opposes increasing the minimum wage, and opposes federal legislation to index the minimum wage to inflation to reflect adjustments in
Kelly_Ayotte
Rise of wage adjusted for inflation
seek to address through fiscal policy. Minimum wages may be introduced; these will usually increase average wage growth, at the cost of stimulating price
Wage_growth
American politician (born 1965)
and affordability is achievable. Stratton supports raising the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour. She argues that current wages are too low for workers
Juliana_Stratton
calculated in Russia, based on the size of which the subsistence minimum and minimum wage are also calculated. The median salary is the median (average)
List of Russian federal subjects by average wage
List_of_Russian_federal_subjects_by_average_wage
Governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019
attention for his political stance on the minimum wage. Rauner favored either raising the national minimum wage so Illinois employers were on the same level
Bruce_Rauner
Legislation providing for tiered legal wage limit in Singapore
designed to enable rank-and-file workers to climb the wage ladder and provides for a minimum wage, improving overall productivity and in turn creating
Progressive_wage
Employee paid per hour of work
operate minimum wage systems, which set a minimum rate of pay for hourly employees. As of October 2023, France has the highest hourly minimum wage at $13
Hourly_worker
Laws that govern the relationship between workers, employers, unions and governments
own minimum wage laws and regulations, and while a majority of industrialized countries has a minimum wage, many developing countries do not. Minimum wages
Labour_law
Political philosophy and reform movement
resisting involuntary unemployment, public education, social security, minimum wage laws, antitrust laws, legislation protecting labor rights, and the rights
Progressivism in the United States
Progressivism_in_the_United_States
2021. "Minimum Wage". NZ government. 18 March 2022. "Current minimum wage rates". Current Minimum Wage. Employment New Zealand. "Minimum wage". Employment
Welfare_in_New_Zealand
Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023
not raised the minimum wage since 2009. In 2024, Shapiro and other Democratic lawmakers attempted to include a raise in the minimum wage in that year's
Josh_Shapiro
states can set their own minimum wages if they choose to do so, with the federal minimum wage being used if a minimum wage is not set or if it is set
2024 California Proposition 32
2024_California_Proposition_32
gap in 2022. As of 2026, Croatia's minimum wage sits within the middle of the European Union at a monthly minimum wage of €1,050. It maintains a Gini coefficient
Economy_of_Croatia
43rd Mayor of San Francisco
to San Francisco's minimum wage. In 2014, the board of supervisors unanimously approved a measure to raise the city's minimum wage for the November 2014
Ed_Lee
Act to address economic effects of COVID-19
introduced their own bill, which would raise the minimum wage to $10, phasing in gradually to 2025. The minimum wage would biennially rise with inflation, indexed
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021
American comedian, writer and actor (born 2001)
June 20, 2026. In April 2026, Netflix announced the 28-episode series Minimum Wage, adapted from American High's 2024 web series of the same name, with
Grace_Reiter
Amendment (2024)". Retrieved June 11, 2026. "Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave Initiative (2024)". Retrieved May 15, 2026
2024 United States ballot measures
2024_United_States_ballot_measures
American politician (born 1976)
a $15/hour minimum wage as part of a COVID-19 relief bill. On March 5, 2021, Sinema voted against an increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
Kyrsten_Sinema
United States wage law
§ 203 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_1938
Mayor of New York City since 2026
rent-stabilized units, additional affordable housing units, and a $30 minimum wage by 2030. He also expressed support for LGBTQ rights, comprehensive public
Zohran_Mamdani
Overview of financial and social rankings of the sovereign states in Europe
are for monthly average wage (annual wage divided by 12 months) for net income (after taxes) in Euro currency. The minimum wage figures provided are the
Financial and social rankings of sovereign states in Europe
Financial_and_social_rankings_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe
American law firm
July on Florida's fight for minimum wage". August 13, 2019. "John Morgan says he has enough signatures to get $15 minimum wage on the 2020 ballot". October
Morgan_&_Morgan
Vicious cycle that reinforces poverty
the negative consequences had on some low-wage earners due to minimum wage increases, such as minimum-wage earners in competitive markets having their
Cycle_of_poverty
President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022
economic policy, he favored reform of chaebols (conglomerates), raised the minimum wage by more than 16%, and lowered the maximum workweek from 68 to 52 hours
Moon_Jae-in
American politician (born 1947)
Shaheen voted against Bernie Sanders's amendment to include a $15/hour minimum wage in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. In 2025, Shaheen was one of
Jeanne_Shaheen
American retail corporation
followed Walmart in raising its minimum wage to $9 per hour. Two years later, Target announced that the minimum hourly wage would be increased to $11 by
Target_Corporation
American financial institution
America's Most Union-Friendly Bank Raises Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour, BuzzFeedNews, Retrieved 2015-08-14 A $15 Minimum Wage for Bank Workers, National Employment
Amalgamated_Bank
City in California, United States
increase the minimum wage incrementally in 2015, in December 2017, the Mountain View City Council implemented a mandatory $15 minimum wage, to apply to
Mountain_View,_California
British politician (born 1991)
with 40.7% of the votes, a majority of 4,402. She campaigned for a £15 minimum wage; rent controls; lower energy bills; and free prescriptions, dentistry
Hannah_Spencer
Minimum wage in United Kingdom
The National Living Wage is an obligatory minimum wage payable to workers in the United Kingdom aged 21 and over which came into effect on 1 April 2016
National_Living_Wage
Economic policy
The wage a worker commands can be identified with their marginal productivity. Let u be the cost of living at what society considers to be the minimum reasonable
Wage_subsidy
American economist (born 1930)
laws, and that is the wage that many workers receive in the wake of the creation or escalation of a government-mandated minimum wage, because they either
Thomas_Sowell
American entrepreneur and businessman (born 1984)
recognition in 2015 after raising the minimum salary for Gravity Payments employees to $70,000 and lowering his own wage from $1.1 million to $70,000. He has
Dan_Price
UK labour law case regarding the treatment of tips under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. It led to the abolition of tips being considered part of wages
Annabel's (Berkeley Square) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs
Annabel's_(Berkeley_Square)_Ltd_v_Revenue_and_Customs_Comrs
December 2019). "Minimum wage to rise next month". Opinion. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 9 March 2020. "The Cabinet approves the daily minimum wage hike by Bt5-Bt6"
Thai_labour_law
American politician (born 1975)
gradually raise the minimum wage in Florida to $15 by 2026. He stated that he would not be opposed to increasing the minimum wage in the future, but believed
Michael Owen (Florida politician)
Michael_Owen_(Florida_politician)
federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 an hour, low-paid work in America is lower paid today than at any time in modern memory. If the minimum wage had kept
Unemployment in the United States
Unemployment_in_the_United_States
Specialized agency of the United Nations
the right of labours for fixing minimum wage, ILO has created Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928, Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture)
International Labour Organization
International_Labour_Organization
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Boy/Male
Biblical
Drunkenness; his gift; his wages.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a carter, from an agent derivative of Old English wagen ‘cart’, ‘wagon’.Americanized form of German Wagner.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wished for child
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Wages war.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Wager.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic
Far
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Goddess Saraswati; Pure Heart
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Increase; Excess; High Degree; Maximum; Feminine of Mazid
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Plenty; Maximum; Intelligent; Young and Dynamic; Earth
Girl/Female
English, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Small Daughter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.German (also Wäger), Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German wæger ‘weigher’, German Waager, an occupational name for an official responsible for weighing produce, especially produce offered as rent in kind, or for an official in charge of checking weights and measures used by merchants.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Devon, first recorded in 1194 as Wagefen, apparently from an Old English derivative of wagian ‘to shake or quiver’ + fen ‘bog’, ‘marsh’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Daily wages, Pension, Reward
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Girl/Female
Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Wished-for Child
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Wager.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Daily Wages; Pension; Reward
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland)
English (Northumberland) : habitational name from a place in the foothills of the Cheviots named Harbottle, from Old English hÌ„ra ‘hireling’ (a derivative of hÌ„r ‘wages’, ‘reward’) + bÅtl ‘dwelling’.
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Mastery, Wealth, Superior
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yeshmit | யேஷà¯à®®à®¿à®¤
Brightness
Biblical
the doings of God
Boy/Male
Arabic Muslim
Winner; to win.
Female
Serbian
(Serbian Ведрана): Croatian and Serbian name VEDRANA means "jolly, merry."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Another name of Lord Ram by Goddess Sita
Boy/Male
Muslim
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Australian, Hungarian, Latin
Violet
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Jayne.Catalan (Jané) : variant spelling of Catalan Gener ‘January’, from Latin Januarius.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cuckoo, Nightingale
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n.
A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods.
n.
Minimum.
n.
A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called also red lead.
n.
A being of the smallest size.
n.
A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.
a.
Of the color of red or vermilion.
n.
Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
n.
The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
a.
Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate.
n.
A minim.
pl.
of Maximum
a.
Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
n.
The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.
v. t.
To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
n.
In a curve referred to polar coordinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.
pl.
of Minimum
n.
A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
n.
A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).
n.
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
pl.
of Minimus