defined limit

collocation in English

meaningsofdefineandlimit

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define
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈfaɪn/us
/dɪˈfaɪn/
to say what the meaning of something, especially a ...
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limit
noun
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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(Definition ofdefineandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefined limit

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
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Wikipedia
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There is no such clearlydefinedlimitfor the humidity factor.
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In paragraph 21 it is made quite clear that there is to be adefinedlimitof five miles with no exceptions.
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Whatever was the virtue or the object of those borrowings, they were of this character: they were borrowings without method or limit, that is to say, without anydefinedlimit.
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Secondly, clause 1(6) would need to be amended so that the shares acquired with up-front corporation tax relief were distributed to employees within adefinedlimit.
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Hansard archive
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Even if a vendor or a hacker tries to extort a higher amount, thedefinedlimitprevents it.
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Produce from the harvest is then distributed at the farm to shareholders up to adefinedlimit.
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Such privileges should be reviewed and approved by the institution's medical staff credentialing committee and should be within the defined limits of state law.
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When a packet is to be checked for conformance to the defined limits, the bucket is inspected to see if it contains sufficient tokens at that time.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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