See Also: HWW Limited(finance)
AED Oil Limited(finance)
S8 Limited(finance)
ITL Limited(finance)
IWL Limited(finance)
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Q Limited(finance)
JB HI-FI Limited(finance)
JDV Limited(finance)
ION Limited(finance)

limited (iou)



limited adjective & noun. M16.
[from LIMIT verb + -ED1.]
A. adjective.
Appointed, fixed. M16-M17.
Confined within definite limits; restricted in scope, extent, amount, etc.; (of an amount or number) small; (of an income) low; (of monarchy, government, etc.) exercised under limitations of power prescribed by a constitution. E17.
E. Bowen Her time in London was limited. New Yorker The Bicentennial carpet is now being shown at a limited number of fine stores. M. Hunter Because of the narrator's limited vocabulary, there is no scope for..adventure in language. E. Pizzey Like many young working-class girls..the choices open to her were very limited. Which? A very limited amount of winesay one white and one red.
Special collocations: limited company: whose members' liability for its debts are legally limited to the extent of their investment. limited edition an edition of a book, or reproduction of an object, limited to some specific number of copies. limited liability Law liability that is limited by law (limited-liability company = limited company above). limited partner a partner in a company etc. whose liability towards its debts is legally limited and who does not take an active part in its running. limited partnership a partnership in which the liability of some partners is legally limited to the extent of their investment. limited train US a train consisting of a small number of cars and making few stops; an express train. limited war: in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued, are restricted.
b. noun.
A limited train. US colloq. L19.
A limited company. E20.
? Earlier in UNLIMITED.
limitedly adverb E17.
limitedness noun M17.