restriction
noun OPAL W
/rɪˈstrɪkʃn/
/rɪˈstrɪkʃn/
- import/speed/travel restrictions
- restriction on something to impose/place a restriction on something
- The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.
- There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.
Synonyms limitlimit- restriction
- control
- constraint
- restraint
- limitation
- limit the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed:
- The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels.
- the speed limit
- restriction (rather formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do:
- There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.
- control (often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing something; a method of doing this:
- arms control
- constraint (rather formal) a fact or decision that limits what you can do:
- We have to work within severe constraints of time and money.
- restraint (rather formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so:
- The government has imposed export restraints on some products.
- The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.
- limitation the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact or condition that limits something:
- They would resist any limitation of their powers.
- limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations on something
- limits/limitations to something
- severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
- tight limits/restrictions/controls/constraints
- to impose/remove limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
- to lift restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2- Confidentiality restrictions prevent me from giving any names.
- He doesn't put any restrictions on me.
- The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.
- The government has introduced tough new import restrictions.
- The press asked for restrictions on reporting the war to be lifted.
- The regulations were seen as a restriction on personal freedom.
- The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
- The restriction was relaxed in 2002.
- The right of sale is subject to certain restrictions.
- They have the potential to enforce restrictions such as no smoking policies.
- a Senate bill that seeks to tighten restrictions on coal plant emissions
- arbitrary restrictions on medicines
- free movement of goods between member countries without any artificial restrictions
- plans to create further vehicle restrictions in the city
- restrictions that limit access to land and raw materials
- the dietary restrictions of Judaism
- Speed restrictions are in operation on the M4 due to poor visibility.
- The hospital management has imposed a restriction on visiting hours.
- They had to live for a month with certain restrictions on their freedom of movement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draconian
- harsh
- severe
- …
- create
- impose
- introduce
- …
- affect something
- apply
- limit something
- …
- order
- with restriction
- with no restriction
- without restriction
- …
- sports clothes that prevent any restriction of movement
- A diet to lose weight relies on calorie restriction in order to obtain results.
Extra Examples- Citizens of the EU can travel without restriction within the EU.
- another instance of the restriction of basic civil liberties
- the health benefits of calorie restriction
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draconian
- harsh
- severe
- …
- create
- impose
- introduce
- …
- affect something
- apply
- limit something
- …
- order
- with restriction
- with no restriction
- without restriction
- …
- [countable] a thing that limits the amount of freedom you have
- the restrictions of a prison
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restrictio(n-), from restringere ‘bind fast, confine’, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.
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