"just enough" meaning in English

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Determiner

Etymology: From just (“merely”) + enough (“sufficient”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|just|enough|t1=merely|t2=sufficient}} just (“merely”) + enough (“sufficient”) Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} just enough, {{en-det}} just enough
  1. (set phrase) The minimum amount necessary for something. Translations (minimum necessary): juuri tarpeeksi (Finnish), juuri riittävästi [gender-neutral] (Finnish), (juuri) sopivasti (english: nuance: nicely enough) (Finnish), juuri ja juuri (Finnish), hädin tuskin (english: nuance: just barely enough) (Finnish), zaledwie wystarczająco (Polish), ро́вно сто́лько, ско́лько (róvno stólʹko, skólʹko) (Russian), как раз (kak raz) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-just_enough-en-det-vZzjLqwS Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header

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