constraint
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4.6
- noun
- /kənˈstreɪnt/
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restricción
- Restricted access to finance is one of the most significant constraints on business development and expansion in Africa.
- time constraints
- impose constraints
- social constraints
Well, right there we've set constraints that may not be appropriate.
- Well, right there we've set constraints that may not be appropriate.
- We'll introduce some key constraints to a project like this.
- And that is what are the constraints of your growth?
- But due to time constraints, this is what you're seeing now.
- But the constraint helps to narrow your choices down.
- So that creates a certain set of constraints.
- It's like, OK, well, choose a constraint.
- But with practice, you can get to be the best within your biological constraints.
Examples
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But the constraint helps to narrow your choices down.
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We're gonna work within the constraints we have, and you're gonna do the best job that you can recruiting new players.
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So how often do I review what the constraint is in the business?
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Once you begin to question constraints, life changes.
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"I think that will happen because of budget constraints, but also competition and quality," he says.
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We'll introduce some key constraints to a project like this.
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Yes, yes, but we're under time constraints.
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We understand the financial constraints that you're suffering.
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l'd hate to see his work go unfinished due to budget constraints.
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The team must work within the constraints of their limited budget.
Synonyms
∞
3.3
A condition or rule in an agreement that people must follow
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3.0
A rule or action that limits what you can do
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3.5
A rule that controls how much or how many of something there can be
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3.9
A rule or measure that limits what people can do
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6.6
A condition in an agreement that someone must follow
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3.4
An order people must follow exactly, often with punishment if ignored
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7.7
A rule that limits what people can do
Compounds
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Constraint comes from old Latin parts con- ('together') and stringere ('to tighten'), which gives the picture of things being 'pulled tight' together. That's why a constraint can mean a rule or condition that limits what you can do.