roof
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6.7
- noun
- /ruːf/
:
techo
- Due to rising costs, the monthly food expenses reached a roof that was hard to manage.
Examples
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The company's expenses went well above the budget ceiling, reaching a roof that exceeded expectations.
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So my rage was through the roof because the school didn't let me know.
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Everything is through the roof right now.
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And suddenly our sales went through the roof and we went monthly.
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Our property values were going to go through the roof.
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I imagine my food bill will be through the roof because teenage boys eat so much.
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Ratings are through the roof.
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Your approval ratings will go through the roof.
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I mean, if gold goes through the roof, they're going to do very well.
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Biocyte stock is just a few weeks away from going through the roof.
Synonyms
258
3.3
A maximum limit on money or people allowed
110
3.7
An upper limit on the amount or number allowed
7
3.2
The highest allowed amount or value of something
4
4.0
A limit on how much money you can spend
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
33
3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.1
A roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope steeper than the upper
- Specialized
1
3.7
The top inside surface of the mouth that separates it from the nose
- Specialized
A roof with two slopes on each side, a steeper lower slope and a gentler upper slope
- Specialized
A roof with very steep sides and a flat top that gives extra attic space
- Specialized
A mushroom with a pointed cap like a house roof that grows in damp places in early summer
- Specialized
A strong beam that supports a roof or a tree growing high above a building
- Specialized
A roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge and have a triangular wall at each end
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Roof is often used as a picture for a 'top' limit, like the word 'ceiling', so when people set a roof on salaries or spending they mean a maximum you should not go above.