ceiling
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- We've reached our budget ceiling.
- ceiling effect
- reach the ceiling
- debt ceiling
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Watch on YouTubeBut anyway, this this debt ceiling just to sort of finish that.
- But anyway, this this debt ceiling just to sort of finish that.
- Is it the ceiling, so to speak?
- Like how how complex is what is the ceiling of assembly?
- And until I learned that I will always hit a ceiling in success.
- But it is a ceiling on your potential.
- You know, there was no no ceiling to sort of my ambition.
- And once you begin to realize that most of our ceilings are not external.
- Why is the mandatory ceiling imposed here?
- When we're, when we're in a stage where we have to breakthrough a ceiling, right?
- So the debt ceiling is kind of like America's pussy.
- But now the the ceiling was like here.
Examples
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I'm hitting a ceiling here.
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500 is my ceiling.
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But it is a ceiling on your potential.
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There is a ceiling that you have to breakthrough.
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The new policy sets a ceiling on the annual bonuses for executives to prevent excessive spending.
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The government agreed to raise the ceiling on spending to accommodate unexpected expenses.
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After careful review, the committee imposed a ceiling on the number of students allowed in each class.
Synonyms
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1.0
The greatest amount or number allowed
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3.3
A maximum limit on money or people allowed
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2.1
The greatest amount allowed or possible
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3.5
A rule that controls how much or how many of something there can be
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4.3
The highest possible amount or level
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3.2
The highest allowed amount or value of something
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6.7
An upper limit on how much money can be used or paid
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7.2
A number that is as big as or bigger than every number in a set
Antonyms
Idioms
To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs
Compounds
- Literature
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4.0
An invisible barrier that stops women and minorities from reaching top jobs
- Specialized
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8.2
The highest altitude a plane can reach while still climbing at a normal rate
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8.1
The highest height at which a plane can still fly level using its engines
- Literature
An unwritten rule that stops women or minority groups from getting promoted in jobs
- Specialized
Highest altitude at which a military plane can still climb well in combat
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ceiling comes from an old word meaning 'sky' or 'top', similar to the French ciel, so it has always named the highest thing above us. That's why a financial or legal ceiling is an upper limit you cannot go past.