tolerance | the act of tolerating something |
permissiveness tolerance | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
allowance leeway margin tolerance | a permissible difference, allowing some freedom to move within limits |
tolerance | the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
glucose tolerance test | test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates, used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus |
tolerance | willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others |
zero tolerance | extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law), he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually |
zero-tolerance policy | any policy that allows no exception, a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
off-limits out-of-bounds(p) | barred to a designated group, that area is off-limits |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |