limitedlim‧it‧ed /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ ●●● W2 adjective 
There are only a limited number of tickets available. My knowledge of the business is limited. The organization has very limited resources. So far, the education reforms have had only limited success.(be of) limited use/value Unfortunately, the drug is of limited value in treating cancer.2Limited (written abbreviation Ltd) used after the name of British business companies that have limited liability
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a person of limited intelligence
- Call now - this offer is good for a limited time only.
- Open space for new businesses is limited.
- Police departments enjoy a limited immunity from lawsuits.
- Take the number 38 limited to downtown.
- The class is limited to 20 students.
- We only have a limited amount of time in which to finish the work.
- Car Rental is available on either a limited or unlimited mileage basis.
- It's sometimes limited if the winds are strong and we have only a few experienced sailors on holiday.
- Members battle for limited resources, status, rewards, professional values etc.
- The added stability that this imparts to the crystallite far outweighs the limited loss of energy caused by chain flexing.
- The choice may be quite temporary and for limited purposes - using contingent loyalties as strategies for action.
- We will produce limited resources: a major popular book, a short report and some support material.
Longman Language Activatorwhen there is a limit on the size or amount of something
if something is limited , only a fixed amount is allowed or available: · We only have a limited amount of time in which to finish the work.· Call now - this offer is good for a limited time only.limited to: · The class is limited to 20 students.
if there are limits or there is a limit to something, only a particular amount or number is possible or allowed, and not any more than that: · Of course, we'd like to have as many children as possible attend, but there are limits.there are limits/there is a limit on: · According to the director, there's a limit on the number of computers we can buy.there are limits/there is a limit to: · There are limits to what the human body can tolerate.
: fixed number/amount/price etc one which has already been decided and which cannot be made higher or lower: · Our health insurance pays a fixed amount for each type of treatment, regardless of what it actually costs.· fixed interest rates· Fixed costs should be separated from variable costs when working out the annual accounts.
something that is finite has a limit and an end - use this especially in scientific contexts: · The speed at which light travels is finite.· The earth has a finite number of resources which we must protect.
when there are limits on what you can do the rules or facts that control someone's freedom or their ability to do what they want: limits to: · There are practical limits to the number of cases we can deal with each day.limits of: · He's well aware of the limits of his knowledge.within limits: · We want our employees to enjoy themselves, within certain limits.
limits on what someone or something is able to do: limitations of: · The limitations of the computer system make some operations very difficult.limitations on: · The president was unwilling to accept limitations on his power.physical limitations: · Hikers should know their physical limitations and not take unnecessary risks.
rules or laws that strictly control what you are allowed to do: · There are certain travel restrictions in effect in certain areas along the border.restrictions on: · Unions are pressing for restrictions on steel imports from Japan.· Because of restrictions on reporting, newspapers were not allowed to cover the story.impose restrictions (=officially order that something must be limited): · New restrictions have been imposed on immigration.
facts or conditions that limit what you can do, for example not having enough time, money etc: · Because of time constraints two acts had to be cut from the show.constraints of: · The constraints of prison life are sometimes too much for people to bear.
to not be able to do everything that you want because things are not available, there are rules or laws about it etc: · Our choice of shops is somewhat limited because we don't have a car.be limited to: · We're limited to two weeks of vacation a year, so a three-week safari isn't possible.be limited by: · Many Hong Kong performers are limited by their lack of English skills in making the transition to Hollywood.
if something is restricted to a particular amount, time, group etc, there are rules or other conditions limiting it to that amount, time, group etc: · Access to the President is restricted.be restricted to: · In those days, visiting in the hospital was restricted to specific weekend hours only.be restricted by: · Because Forbes was using his own money, he was not restricted by federal limits on campaign spending.
to be unable to do what you want to do because of facts or conditions, for example, because you do not have enough time or money: · Sharon's options were severely constrained because of the foolish choices she made as a teenager.be constrained by: · Research is often constrained by lack of sufficient data.
the range of things that a particular activity is allowed to include or have an effect on: scope of: · A clear statement of the goal and scope of a research project is a useful reference point.within the scope: · It was determined that the Commissioner had been acting within the scope of his official duties.beyond/outside the scope: · I'm afraid the matter falls outside the scope of this enquiry.in scope: · Regulations are important in markets that are increasingly international in scope.of enormous/historic/wide etc scope: · The ruling party has granted concessions of considerable scope.
the limits on a situation, organization, activity etc that control what people are allowed to do: confines of: · She felt trapped by the narrow confines of the convent.within the confines: · We must operate within the confines of the law.beyond/outside the confines: · Hypothetical thinking goes beyond the confines of everyday experience.
a set of limits within which an activity can be done - use this in business, education, or technical contexts: · In the private sector there are clear parameters which surround labour relations.within/outside the parameters of something: · It is only within the parameters of a clear set of goals that a national science program can be successful.
belonging or relating to only one thing, person, or group · The bee orchid is a rare plant normally only found in Mediterranean climates.women/men/ staff etc only · Women only swimming sessions are held every Thursday.only for · High impact aerobics is only for people who are extremely fit.
only affecting a particular group, place, time etc: · It is a disease which affects just male children.· Sam Mendes is highly regarded, not just in the UK.just for: · This class is just for beginners. Why don't you try the class next door?
if something is limited to or is restricted to someone or something, it has been officially decided that only particular groups can do it or use it, or that it can only happen in particular places or situations: · Access to the files is limited to management.· The cultivation of rice has to be restricted to areas of high rainfall.
to affect or happen to only one group of people, or in only one place or time: · So far, fighting has been confined to the capital city.· ME or "Yuppie Flu', is not just confined to people in high-powered, well-paid jobs.
if an unusual or rare quality or characteristic is unique to a particular thing, person, place etc, only that thing, person, or place has it: · This type of tapestry work is unique to the region.· Each set of genes is unique to the individual.
to belong very definitely to one particular person, place, period of time etc and not to any other: · This way of grinding corn is peculiar to North American Indians.· a gesture peculiar to himself
use this to describe something that only particular people have the advantage of having, doing, or using: · There will be exclusive coverage of the championship on Channel 5.· The recent takeover gave Rafferty exclusive control of the company.· Your password gives you exclusive access to your personal computer files.
to succeed in doing something to do something that you hoped to do, tried to do, or wanted to do: · She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest and she almost succeeded.· I tried to reassure Billy's mother that it was a passing phase, but I don't think I succeeded.· Muir succeeds where other designers have failed -- her clothes are original, yet stylish.succeed in doing something: · In one year, we've succeeded in increasing profits by 40%.succeed at: · I admired Goldie, because she had succeeded at a task that had even defeated my mother.
to succeed in doing something difficult after trying very hard, especially when you almost do not succeed: · Martin still hasn't got his invalidity pension sorted out, but he's managing all right at the moment.· If you hadn't have been here, I don't think I would have managed.· I don't know how he managed it, but the crisis is over.· Can you manage that door Mike? It looks awfully heavy.manage to do something: · He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.· At least three hostages managed to escape.manage with/without something: · Well, I suppose we could just about manage without electricity for the night.
to succeed in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of work or effort such as passing a test or getting a job: · Does Joey have a realistic chance of being successful at the audition?be successful in doing something: · If I'm successful in raising over £500, those funds will go to the Bible School.
to be fairly successful in doing something, or to achieve part of what you wanted to achieve: · Our aim was to disrupt the enemy's transport network and we had some success.· If we only have some success in reducing the number infected with HIV, I feel it will have been worthwhile.have some success/have limited success in doing something: · The Santa Barbara seismic research team has had some success in predicting earthquakes.
to gradually start to achieve something that you want to achieve, by working hard: · I'm not very good at Japanese yet, but I feel I am making progress.· We have made very great progress in reducing the number of deaths on our roads.make progress with/towards/on: · At last I began to make some progress with my research.make progress in doing something: · BEA has made good progress in implementing the new health and safety regulations.
to succeed in doing something important, especially something that other people will admire you for: · She's achieved a lot in the short time she's been with the company.· The reason I achieve good results is because I work hard -- and so could you.· When you get your MA, you really feel that you've achieved something.· He had achieved all his goals for the organization, and felt there were no challenges left there for him.
to succeed in doing or finishing something good that you have planned to do, after trying hard for a long time: · What exactly do you hope to accomplish this year?· She found the job frustrating, and felt she wasn't accomplishing anything there.
if you get results , you achieve what you are trying to do: · It was three or four years before we really started getting results.· This shows that if we devote sufficient energy and resources to a problem, we get results.· As I manager, I pride myself on getting results.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY There are only a limited number of tickets available. The organization has very limited resources. So far, the education reforms have had only limited success. Unfortunately, the drug is of limited value in treating cancer.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Schemes of this kind enjoyed success only on a limited front.
There are only a limited number of tickets available. The organization has very limited resources. So far, the education reforms have had only limited success. Unfortunately, the drug is of limited value in treating cancer.· It was a project with a low budget.
· The hospitals have a limited capacity.
· His writing was popular with a limited circle of enthusiasts.
(=one whose owners only have to pay a limited amount if it gets into debt)
(=a small number of special copies produced at one time only)· They have produced a new limited edition CD.
(=not a very large amount)· In the USA, and to a limited extent in Britain, the housing market is in recession.
Schemes of this kind enjoyed success only on a limited front. (=when someone is responsible for damages or debts for a limited amount of money)· Limited liability encourages managers to take more risks with shareholder funds than they would otherwise.
(=quite small)· A limited number of copies were printed.
· Birds nest here in large numbers.
(=not many chances)· They had little opportunity to discuss the issue beforehand.
(=a fairly short length of time)· From May, the site will be open to the public for a limited period.
· The king's power was limited.
· They only had a very limited range of products available.
· We have very limited resources.
· The scope of the research was quite limited.
· The law is quite limited in scope.
· We also have a small selection of offices for daily hire.
· Time for discussion is severely limited.
(=not very much success)· The attempt to replace coca with other crops has had only limited success.
· There is a limited supply of land for building.
(=a short period of time)· The offer is available for a limited time only.
· We have only a limited understanding of how the brain processes this information.
· He had just started learning English and his vocabulary was fairly limited.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Female access to other forms of working-class self-help also remained extremely limited.· In fact, it became apparent that opportunities to implement this suggestion were extremely limited.· But many other researchers have concluded that legal intervention is of extremely limited value in truancy cases.· Not surprisingly, the food supply in such tiny pools is extremely limited.· The extremely limited possibilities of the machine yielded images which are at once frankly realistic and curiously mysterious.· Forty years of extremely limited progress in the sphere suggest that optimism would be out of place.· Nutrients are extremely limited, and the lakes support only thin populations of algae and bacteria.
· Any reconciliation can not be achieved upon the basis that some judges preferred more limited and some more extensive review.· The answer is yes, but it would have a more limited role.· In a more limited sense, Piaget, like Hegel, is attempting to transform Kantian ontology into a dialectical movement.· Whilst a high degree of integration is possible within the InteSoft series external integration is rather more limited.· As a general argument it straddles the two others, being more limited than either but broader than each.· They believe that the role of the community educator is much more limited than the rhetoric often implies.· Its conclusions are, in fact, more limited than those of the Principles.· Their access to education is even more limited than that of the rural population generally.
· Unix schemes, however, vary widely and the worst have little memory management optimization and grant only limited control precision.· This received only limited press attention outside the country despite the novelty.· Most do only limited damage to plants, and good garden hygiene is usually adequate treatment if they get out of hand.· These give only limited vibrational information, and then only for small molecules.· Predicting fuel consumption and the effects of energy conservation practices has had only limited success.· Limited Intervention A number of leading authorities support only limited review.· The second reason was that the principle had received only limited application during the war.
· But if money payments are being used to express the quality of a relationship, the symbolic possibilities are rather limited.· Even large physical objects like stars consist of a rather limited array of parts, more or less haphazardly arranged.· Unfortunately he applied the same stricture to himself and some of his works are rather limited.· The coming of war in 1914 quickly gave new impetus to the hitherto rather limited and amateurish propaganda efforts of governments.· The explanations are various and, as I argue shortly, rather limited.· The inconvenience of doing this makes the effect on transactions demand rather limited.· To this rather limited extent, the methods seem unexceptionable.
· This poses enormous problems for developing countries with severely limited educational resources, especially in the rural areas of those countries.· Individually, workers may feel that they are severely limited, even powerless, in what they can do.· In that severely limited sense, and only in that, the new anti-Modernism was anti-intellectual.· Once eukaryotes had evolved, it seems that opportunities for genetic exchange would have been severely limited.· Yet charities' resources are often severely limited and funding in this sector is notoriously precarious.· Our potential to influence the structure, responsibilities and policies of government is severely limited.· He worried over the pace of his build-up, which he knew should be quickened though resources for this were severely limited.
· In relative terms, Britain was shown to be a middle-ranking power with her ability to take independent military action strictly limited.· We saw in Chapter 6 that fixed-term contracts offer one, strictly limited, means of contracting out of statutory rights.· She knew their offers of support were perfectly genuine and of strictly limited extent.· Only archaeologists and scholars are allowed to visit now, in small, strictly limited groups.· She now gave piano lessons, on a strictly limited basis, to suitable children.· The remainder of the formal powers of the monarchy are strictly limited.· Such a person manages the curriculum in an important but strictly limited way by affecting the conditions within which it is delivered.
· The problems posed by authors changing their names are thought to be very limited.· In 1660 provision was very limited, especially in the rural parishes.· There is very limited cover on the market today, and any cover there is will not be retrospective.· Even tuning your radio can be done over a very limited range.· Their success was greatest, though very limited, in London, and far from complete elsewhere.· Our very limited resources are all tied up in getting on with the work.· The work of wind erosion is therefore very limited.· Murren is very limited, with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn.
NOUN· The centres are essentially for advice and usually offer only a limited amount, if any, of further assistance.· The smoothing recipe described below generally gives satisfactory results and involves only a limited amount of computational effort.· These notes are largely extracts and only contain a limited amount of comment.· A major restriction in the cementation brass-making process was the limited amount of zinc which could be introduced into the alloy.· The limited amount of discussion that members of the Working Party were able to hold with colleagues suggested a certain defensiveness.· They are not capable of enjoying more than a limited amount of leisure.· In the end the humanitarian arguments won and instructions were issued for the release of a limited amount.
· The body is perfectly straight while leaning into the attack, presenting the opponent with a limited area to strike.· Stylistically it asks few questions, becoming quickly locked into a limited area of harmonic discourse.· Programs typically reference the same limited areas of storage for relatively long periods of time.· An end-user need only deal with information retrieval within a limited area.· The eventual landfall of the aircraft could only be within that limited area.· A mist is applied to a limited area and wiped over immediately with the cloth.· Today it remains rare and is confined to a limited area.
· The many theories which concern themselves exclusively with needs of shareholders in public limited companies are typical of this approach.· It did not refer specifically to the grounds upon which the nullity of a public limited company might be ordered.· Acorn is a limited company formed in 1955.· Each week we receive exclusive notification of thousands of commercial credit agreements relating to sole traders and partnerships as well as limited companies.· Being public limited companies, the investment trusts can raise debt capital and gear their portfolios.· Large hotel and catering organizations, as well as breweries and other large enterprises, fall into the category of public limited companies.· To meet the challenge the public authority would have to be transformed into a public limited company.· Why is it advantageous to set a business up as a limited company?
· There was considerable interest in three limited edition prints by Russell Flint when they came up at Bloomfield auctions.· Three which weren't securely fastened include the stunning limited edition Ovation 1992 electro-acoustic with its great sound and gorgeous top.· The book, available in paperback and limited edition hardback, is published by Xanadu on September 16.· A very limited edition single was put out by Red Rhino, to promote the album it was actually unable to release.· These and many others have worked for private presses and in limited editions where fine illustrations are especially prized.· Making a return will be Charles Booth-Clibborn's Paragon Press which publishes limited edition livres d'artiste.· The limited edition flexi-disc can also be obtained on a first-come, first-served basis by sending 30 pence worth of stamps to.
· Now - but only to a limited extent - the officer has lost some discretion in handling routine cases.· A few instances of forged documentation and fraud have subsequently occurred, but only to a limited extent.· Only to a limited extent are these new electronic services yet replacing specific print products.· The company's hotels are run as autonomous units, and their operations are only co-ordinated to a limited extent.· She knew their offers of support were perfectly genuine and of strictly limited extent.· It is open to human reason and, to a limited extent, to human control.· On the other hand the accountancy profession has only contributed, to a limited extent, to improving commercial and professional accountability.· The result is a deeply flawed book in many ways, though useful, to a limited extent, in others.
· Because of the limited liability of shareholders, creditors had no redress.· There are three main alternatives: sole practitioner; partnership; or unlimited or limited liability company.· We can see by reference to the Salomon case the great advantage of limited liability.· If institutional investors are involved, the buy-out vehicle could be a limited partnership, to afford the institutions limited liability.· The distinctive attributes of the company, separate legal personality and limited liability, are beyond the reach of private agreement.· Thus, it has hitherto been appropriate for the professional partnership where limited liability is forbidden.· Only limited partners may claim limited liability.· Unsurprisingly, dinner-table talk often turns to incorporation and limited liability.
· The faculty receives a very large number of applications for the limited number of places available.· A limited number of schools offer post-graduate courses which are scheduled over one year.· The blue-chip market is confined to a very limited number of names.· Active volcanism at any one time is normally confined to a limited number of centres within a particular cluster.· They suggest that peculiar factors may account for the high levels recorded on a limited number of ground-based instruments.· This type of award is, however, highly competitive and only a limited number of candidates will be successful.· The new training scheme will be targeted at a limited number of high-calibre graduates.· A more limited number of courses are available by part-time study only.
· So I consequently never really learned to dance because of the limited opportunities.· Personal perception An executive might have a limited opportunity to see for himself/herself conditions in a foreign country.· The other factors account for that: home life, perception of limited opportunities, images of black successes.· There is limited opportunity for mapping and indirection between user views and storage structures.· The social factors are also similar, including high rural populations, small landholdings and limited opportunities for alternative occupations.
· If institutional investors are involved, the buy-out vehicle could be a limited partnership, to afford the institutions limited liability.· Assuming a free choice becomes possible, it is difficult to foresee any great increase in the numbers of limited partnerships.· Rules relating to limited partnerships are in line with the provisions of other similar legislations.· History is no longer a limited partnership or enterprise between these two groups.· Most of the normal rules outlined above concerning partnerships are relevant to the limited partnership, but with some crucial differences.· A limited partnership comprises both limited and full partners.· The protection which is conferred by a limited partnership leads to extra rules of law.
· However many of the existing publications deal with specific countries, limited periods or specialist subjects.· Faced with these forces, governments have found they can support their national producers for only limited periods.· Civil servants can be appointed for life, for a limited period or on probation.· Voluntary Severance that staff will have individual voluntary Severance options made available to them for a limited period. 5.· If a statutory demand is served, the debtor has only a limited period within which to apply to set it aside.· This arrangement is not popular with staff and should therefore be for a predetermined limited period.
· Even tuning your radio can be done over a very limited range.· How useful including this software is debatable since it has a limited range of file transfer protocols.· Most clothes shops sell nothing we can wear, and specialist shops are expensive and offer a very limited range of images.· They come with either a silvery anodised finish, or a factory-applied colour coating in a limited range of colours.· Each compartment can be used to hold a particular type of component over a limited range of values.· These last two usually have a very limited range and can be quite expensive.· Most polar lakes are highly oligotrophic, with clear waters and a very limited range of species inhabiting them.
· Thus there is only limited scope for crop and livestock production in Lewis and Harris.· The 1964-70 Labour government found that its alliance with the trade unions limited scope for action in this field.· It is investigative journalism of a very limited scope.· But anomalies are bound to arise with any investigative scheme of limited scope.· In other words, it has a most limited scope.· Since there is a limited scope for polished versification of good sense and elegant learning, poetry declines towards extinction.· His contribution was professional, but not more than that, within the limited scope available.· The remarkable aspect of the first, the investigative, stage is the limited scope given to the police.
· He seemed to Robbie's eyes to fill the limited space.· There is now only the one pool, which he designed with the specific purpose of encouraging Koi-keepers with limited space.· On small packs with more limited space the information may be set out in linear form.· Women's limited space is being clearly marked out.· Perhaps such abbreviations of thought are inevitable in the limited space available for text on a display label.· There was limited space here and only residents were allowed to park.· There is limited space for media as the filter is inside the tank.· But can we really afford to take such risks with our limited space and natural resources in Britain?
· Eisenhower as president battled against protectionists in Congress with only limited success.· These limited techniques were applied with limited success to limited organizational problems.· An attempt was made to introduce a non-fraternisation policy, but with limited success.· In fact the survey was only a limited success because rather few observers took part.· Trapping is a method which meets with limited success and involves feeding within a specialised wire cage for a period of time.· Modifying the behaviour of drivers and victims, or improving the design of the vehicle has had only limited success.· Predicting fuel consumption and the effects of energy conservation practices has had only limited success.· So far, his efforts to set up a maintenance fund for Bemersyde have met with limited success.
· Each such coherent structure is identifiable for only a limited time.· Continual assessment and updating of instructors would ensure that the limited time available for training was used to best effect.· This makes it possible only to use one part if there is limited time available.· I am afraid that due to limited time available I do not have time to write your articles for you.· Extensive space and limited time show overt status.· This alternative was also deemed impossible in the limited time available.
· Much of the equipment used at today's slalom is of no or very limited use for anything other than slalom.· This is of limited use in personal injury work where these items can not be recovered separately on a taxation.· However, the concept of social responsibility and service is of limited use in developing a radical social movement.· Thus the Pareto principle is of only limited use in comparing allocations on efficiency grounds.· Unfortunately a monochromatic beam is of only limited use for spectroscopy unless it is tunable.· Departmental and faculty offices make limited use of the student management system.· Children of primary school age seem to make only limited use of Creole.· Colour facilities are of very limited use in personal injury cases.
· Although the pulsed dye laser is often considered of limited value in mature portwine stain, Tan has recently reported excellent results.· Our data support the results of other studies which have found the erythrocyte sedimentation rate to be of very limited value.· But many other researchers have concluded that legal intervention is of extremely limited value in truancy cases.· The use of unemployment rates as a criterion of the effectiveness of regional policies is of limited value.· Frankly however without cost guides which depend so much on shape such an exercise is of limited value.· These data are of limited value in making a genetic analysis.· But for much else in polytheism and monotheism it is of more limited value.· The stiffer penalties announced by Mason were of limited value by themselves.
· If quality is to be controlled in a tight and limited way, the price can be that of narrowness and aridity.· Cash is better than travellers' cheques and credit cards, which can be used in a limited way in the cities.· Assimilation of voice is also found, but again only in a limited way.· In this limited way care programming can be used to set targets and measure progress in developing mental health services.· Piphros had given her all the information possible in a limited way.· Data can be passed between these programs but only in a limited way through a copy buffer.· Perhaps in our limited way that remained true to the end.· And later this year, Sanyo plans to enter the business of home automation itself - albeit in a limited way.
WORD FAMILYnounlimitlimitationdelimitationadjectivelimited ≠ unlimitedlimitinglimitlessverblimitdelimit
1not very great in amount, number, ability etclimited number/amount/time etc There are only a limited number of tickets available. My knowledge of the business is limited. The organization has very limited resources. So far, the education reforms have had only limited success.(be of) limited use/value Unfortunately, the drug is of limited value in treating cancer.2Limited (written abbreviation Ltd) used after the name of British business companies that have limited liability