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lim⋅it⋅ed

[lim-i-tid]

–adjective

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: a limited monarch.

3.	characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow: a rather limited intelligence.

Chiefly British.

a.	responsible for the debts of a company only to a specified amount proportionate to the percentage of stock held.

b.	(of a business firm) owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts.

c.	(usually initial capital letter) incorporated; Inc. Abbreviation: Ltd.

5.	(of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route.

–noun

6.	a limited train, bus, etc.

Origin:
1545–55; limit + -ed ²

Related forms:

lim⋅it⋅ed⋅ly, adverb

lim⋅it⋅ed⋅ness, noun

lim⋅it

[lim-it]

–noun

1.	the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.

2.	a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district.

Mathematics.

a.	a number such that the value of a given function remains arbitrarily close to this number when the independent variable is sufficiently close to a specified point or is sufficiently large. The limit of 1/x is zero as x approaches infinity; the limit of (x − 1)² is zero as x approaches 1.

b.	a number such that the absolute value of the difference between terms of a given sequence and the number approaches zero as the index of the terms increases to infinity.

c.	one of two numbers affixed to the integration symbol for a definite integral, indicating the interval or region over which the integration is taking place and substituted in a primitive, if one exists, to evaluate the integral.

4.	limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries: We found them on school limits after hours.

5.	Games. the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.

6.	the limit, Informal. something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree: You have made errors before, but this is the limit.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually fol. by to): Please limit answers to 25 words.

8.	to confine or keep within limits: to limit expenditures.

9.	Law. to fix or assign definitely or specifically.

Origin:
1325–75; ME lymyt < L līmit- (s. of līmes) boundary, path between fields

Related forms:

lim⋅it⋅a⋅ble, adjective

lim⋅it⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. confine, frontier, border. 8. restrain, bound.

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lim·it (lĭm'ĭt)

The point, edge, or line beyond which something cannot or may not proceed.
limits The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds: within the city limits.
A confining or restricting object, agent, or influence.
The greatest or least amount, number, or extent allowed or possible: a withdrawal limit of $200; no minimum age limit.
Games The largest amount which may be bet at one time in games of chance.
Abbr. lim Mathematics A number or point L that is approached by a function f(x) as x approaches a if, for every positive number ε, there exists a number δ such that |f(x)-L| < ε if 0 < |x-a| < δ. Also called limit point, point of accumulation.
Informal One that approaches or exceeds certain limits, as of credibility, forbearance, or acceptability: He is the limit of irresponsibility.

tr.v. lim·it·ed, lim·it·ing, lim·its

To confine or restrict within a boundary or bounds.
To fix definitely; to specify.

[Middle English limite, from Old French, border, from Latin līmes, līmit-, border, limit.]
lim'it·a·ble adj.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to establish or keep within specified bounds. Limit refers principally to the establishment of a maximum beyond which a person or thing cannot or may not go: The Constitution limits the President's term of office to four years.
To restrict is to keep within prescribed limits, as of choice or action: The sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted to those over 21.
Confine suggests imprisonment, restraint, or impediment: The children were confined to the nursery.
Circumscribe connotes an encircling or surrounding line that confines, especially narrowly: "A man . . . should not circumscribe his activity by any inflexible fence of rigid rules" (John Stuart Blackie).

lim·it·ed (lĭm'ĭ-tĭd)

adj.

Confined or restricted within certain limits: has only limited experience.
1. Not attaining the highest goals or achievement: a limited success.
2. Having only mediocre talent or range of ability: a popular but limited actor.
Having governmental or ruling powers restricted by enforceable limitations, as a constitution or a legislative body: limited monarchy.
Abbr. Ltd. or Ld. Of, relating to, or being a limited company.
Abbr. ltd. Of, relating to, or being transportation facilities, such as trains or buses, that make few stops and carry relatively few passengers.

n. Abbr. ltd.
A limited train or bus.
lim'i·ted·ly adv., lim'i·ted·ness n.

Limited

Lim"it*ed\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[e^]d), a. Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited.

Limited company, a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.

Language Translation for : limited

Spanish: limitado, restringido,

German: begrenzt,

Japanese: 限られた

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