limit
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈlɪmɪt/
- My parents put a hard limit on how much TV I could watch.
- time limit
- speed limit
- credit limit
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Watch on YouTubeWith Zelle, you would hit the limit every time you sit down.
- With Zelle, you would hit the limit every time you sit down.
- There was no limit to how much I could see.
- My parents put a hard limit on how much TV I could watch.
- That said, word limit, so I'll keep the answers short.
- And you learn the limits of your strength.
- You know, they all sound good, but there's just a limit to, to what you can accomplish.
- I think it's really counterproductive to not have a limit on what you're learning.
- And so, and there's no limit to how pervasive that.
Examples
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There was no limit to the number of career options that they could select.
Academic text (2015) -
You got a weight limit on the shuttle?
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There was no limit to how much I could see.
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But there is no limit to the love that I have for you.
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The levels of radiation are 20 times the proposed limit for Yucca Mountain.
Academic text (2012) -
Moreover, PRI spent perhaps more than six times the legal limit on the campaign.
Academic text (2012) -
There's a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff.
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Everything has a limit.
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The agency has set no limit on the amount of red swamp crawfish that can be harvested.
Academic text (2013) -
My parents put a limit on how much TV I could watch during the week.
Synonyms
141
3.7
An upper limit on the amount or number allowed
73
2.1
The greatest amount allowed or possible
73
3.5
A rule that controls how much or how many of something there can be
46
6.5
At the highest possible level
40
3.4
The limit of how far or how much something can go
9
5.8
A line or limit that shows the edge of an area
9
3.2
The highest allowed amount or value of something
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Compounds
- Archaic
1
7.5
A line three miles from a country's coast that marks the sea it controls
- Specialized
1
9.8
A value that a function gets closer to as the input goes to a point or to infinity
- Specialized
1
8.4
An instruction that starts when a set price is reached and then trades only at a set price or better
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Etymology
Limit comes from the old Latin word limes, which meant 'boundary' or 'edge'. Think of a visible line that stops you, so a limit is the largest amount or number you are allowed.