# restricted

Pronunciation: say "ri-STRIK-tid" /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/

## Adjective

1. Kept within set bounds and not free to extend beyond a fixed point.
   - Simple: Kept within certain limits and not allowed to grow or spread freely.
   - _Their spending was tightly restricted after the budget cuts._
   - _Building is allowed only within a restricted zone near the river._
2. Open or available only to certain people who have been granted permission.
   - Simple: Open only to people who have special permission.
   - _The lab is a restricted facility, and only cleared researchers may enter._
   - _Membership remained restricted to those who received a formal invitation._
4. Open only to customers who do not belong to a racial, ethnic, or religious minority. *(US)*
   - Simple: Open only to people who were not from a minority race, ethnic group, or religion.
   - _The country club remained restricted well into the 1950s, barring Jewish and Black applicants._
   - _Advertisements for the restricted resort quietly signaled who would not be welcome._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of restrict. — simple past and past participle of restrict
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of restrict. Use it when something was held within limits.
   - _The government restricted travel between the two regions._
   - _Heavy snow restricted access to the mountain village._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/restricted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).