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UK
/lˈɪmɪtɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈɫɪmətɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɪmətɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
ADJECTIVE
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strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause - restricting the scope or freedom of action
How To Use limiting In A Sentence
- Phosphorus was the nutrient element limiting the eutrophication of the lake.
- These conditions are challenging - retaining acidity and preventing sunburnt fruit are two of the main problems - but the abundance of very young vines is still a huge factor limiting the overall quality.
- Many options for limiting greenhouse gas emissions are available in the short and medium term.
- If you stop consumers spending by limiting their credit then recession is inevitable.
- People are repulsed at the idea of limiting the amount of children someone can have, despite the fact that our schools, health care, and planet itself simply cannot support us.
- Turning off the teevee, or limiting it to specific shows, specific times, may help, too.
- Merchants that accept debit cards "are substantially harmed" by the Fed's "misconstruction" of the Dodd-Frank law's provision limiting debit card fees, the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit. Retailers Sue Fed Over Debit-Card Fee Rule
- The temperature limiting device is of the manual reset, trip-free type and has been factory installed to interrupt all ungrounded power supply conductors in the event of thermostat failure.
- The reason that the minimum wage is problematic is that it is also self-limiting, only because companies can't pay employees less than the minimum wage, what generally gets limited is the number of jobs.
- We permit limitations to limit us, instead of limiting our limitations. RVM