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  • 11limit — ► NOUN 1) a point beyond which something does not or may not pass. 2) a restriction on the size or amount of something. 3) the furthest extent of one s endurance. ► VERB (limited, limiting) ▪ set or serve as a limit to. ● …

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  • 12limit — as a verb, has inflected forms limited, limiting. Limit means ‘to put a limit on’, i.e. ‘restrict’, whereas delimit means ‘to determine the boundaries of’, and is used with reference to territories, frontiers, etc …

    Modern English usage

  • 13limit — [n1] greatest extent absolute, bitter end*, border, bottom line*, bound, bourne, breaking point*, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, cutoff point*, deadline, destination, edge, end, end… …

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  • 14Limit — Limit,das:⇨Grenze(1,c) Limit 1.(äußerste)Grenze,Grenzwert,Begrenzung,Obergrenze,Untergrenze,Rahmen,Preisgrenze,Extrem,Äußerstes,äußersterPreis/Umfang 2.Leistungsgrenze,Maximalleistung,Minimalleistung,Mindestleistung …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 15Limit — »‹Preis›grenze«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. limit entlehnt, das über frz. limite auf lat. limes (limitis) »Grenzweg, Grenze, Grenzwall« zurückgeht …

    Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 16Limit — Lim it, v. i. To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17lìmit — m 1. {{001f}}ograničenje, granica 2. {{001f}}veličina ili vrijednost koja se ne smije prekoračiti [postaviti ∼; dosegnuti ∼] 3. {{001f}}ekon. bank. najviša cijena po kojoj se može kupiti ili prodati neki vrijednosni papir, deviza ili roba ✧… …

    Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • 18limit — 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… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 19limit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outer ▪ northern, southern, etc. ▪ three mile, etc. ▪ city …

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  • 20limit — lim|it1 W2S2 [ˈlımıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(greatest/least allowed)¦ 2¦(greatest amount possible)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4 off limits 5 within limits 6 be over the limit 7 know your limits 8 have your limits ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 140 …

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