# limited

Pronunciation: say "LIM-i-tid" /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Restricted in amount, number, or extent; small, few, or not plentiful.
   - Simple: Small in number or amount, so there is not much of it.
   - _Seating for the concert is limited, so reserve your tickets early._
   - _The expedition carried limited supplies and had to ration food by the second week._
2. Subject to certain restrictions, often expressly stated, on its scope, duration, or application.
   - Simple: With limits on what it covers, how it can be used, or how long it lasts.
   - _The company offers a limited warranty that covers parts but not labor._
   - _Her power of attorney is limited to financial decisions, not medical ones._
4. Placed after the name of a company to indicate that its owners' liability for its debts is capped at the amount they invested. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Added after a company's name to show its owners must pay its debts only up to the money they put in.
   - _The contract was signed on behalf of Northgate Logistics Limited by its managing director._
   - _When Ashdown Textiles Limited went into administration, its shareholders lost only what they had put into the business._
5. Of a person, modest in intelligence, skill or talent, and able to handle only a narrow range of things well.
   - Simple: Used about a person who is not very smart or skilled and can do only a few things well.
   - _Critics dismissed him as a limited actor who could play only one kind of role._
   - _Her opponent was technically limited but made up for it with sheer stamina._

## Verb

3. Past tense and past participle of limit. — simple past and past participle of limit
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of limit. Use it for the past, or after has, had, or a form of be.
   - _City officials limited water use during the long drought._
   - _Ticket sales have been limited to four per customer._

## Noun

6. An express train that halts at only a small number of scheduled stops.
   - Simple: A fast train that stops at only a few of the stations on its way.
   - _The limited pulled out of Union Station at exactly noon._
   - _Commuters who can afford the surcharge prefer the limited to the slower local._

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