to put a limit on sth to limit sth

  • 1put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

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  • 2limit — See price limit, position limit, and variable limit. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary See trading limit. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A contract s maximum price advance or decline from the previous day s settlement price permitted in one… …

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  • 3hold sth in check — hold/keep sth in check ► to put a limit on something so that it does not increase or become worse: »We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check. Main Entry: ↑check …

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  • 4hold/keep sth in check — ► to put a limit on something so that it does not increase or become worse: »We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check. Main Entry: ↑check …

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  • 5keep sth in check — hold/keep sth in check ► to put a limit on something so that it does not increase or become worse: »We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check. Main Entry: ↑check …

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  • 6speed limit — noun regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑regulation, ↑ordinance * * * noun, pl ⋯ its [count] : the highest speed at which you are allowed to drive on a particular road The speed limit here is 55 …

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  • 7time limit — UK US noun [C] ► a date or time by which something must be done or completed: within a time limit »If a deal is not reached within the time limit, the firms involved will set up an auction. a time limit for doing sth »You should pay close… …

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  • 8price — A fixed value of something. Prices are usually expressed in monetary terms. In a free market, prices are set as a result of the interaction of supply and demand in a market; when demand for a product increases and supply remains constant, the… …

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  • 9floor — A lower limit for a variable, such as the lower limit on an interest rate paid or received in a transaction. For example, an adjustable rate loan may have a floor of 5 percent. In that example, the rate can adjust however loan terms provide, but… …

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  • 10number — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 symbol/word ADJECTIVE ▪ three digit, 16 digit ▪ cardinal, ordinal ▪ even, odd ▪ Houses on thi …

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