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  • 1Limited — Lim‧i‧ted [ˈlɪmtd] adjective written abbreviation Ltd COMMERCE used after the name of a company to show that it is a limited liability company: • Perkins Slade Limited, a highly regarded insurance broking business * * * limited …

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  • 2limited — lim|it|ed W2 [ˈlımıtıd] adj 1.) not very great in amount, number, ability etc limited number/amount/time etc ▪ There are only a limited number of tickets available. ▪ My knowledge of the business is limited. ▪ The organization has very limited… …

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  • 3limited — limitedly, adv. limitedness, n. /lim i tid/, adj. 1. confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources. 2. restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution …

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  • 4limited — adjective 1) limited resources Syn: restricted, finite, little, tight, slight, in short supply, short; meager, scanty, sparse, few, insubstantial, deficient, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, poor …

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  • 5limited — adj. 1) limited in (limited in resources) 2) limited to * * * [ lɪmɪtɪd] limited to limited in (limited in resources) …

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  • 6Limited partnership — A limited partnership is a form of partnership similar to a general partnership, except that in addition to one or more general partners (GPs), there are one or more limited partners (LPs).The GPs are, in all major respects, in the same legal… …

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  • 7Limited first strike — The limited first strike policy is a military doctrine referring to the use of nuclear weapons in modern military strategy. In essence, this policy states that, in the event of an attack by another country by conventional (that is to say, non… …

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  • 8limited war — 1. a war conducted with less than a nation s total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy. 2. a war restricted to a relatively small area of the world and involving few warring nations. [1935 40] * * * …

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  • 9limited war — lim′ited war′ n. cvb mil a war conducted with deliberately restricted aims and resources by at least one of the belligerents • Etymology: 1935–40 …

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  • 10allocation of resources — Apportionment of productive assets among different uses. The issue of resource allocation arises as societies seek to balance limited resources (capital, labour, land) against the various and often unlimited wants of their members. Mechanisms of… …

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