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adjective

1. Kept within certain limits: restricted. See limited/unlimited.
2. Having distinct limits: definite, determinate, fixed. See limited/unlimited.
3. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding: little, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small, small-minded. See limited/unlimited, wide/narrow.
4. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation: insular, local, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, small-town. See limited/unlimited.
5. Not total, unlimited, or wholehearted: modified, qualified, reserved, restricted. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: inadequate, short
Antonyms: adequate, ample, ok, satisfactory, sufficient

adj

Definition: restricted, definite
Antonyms: boundless, indefinite, limitless, unbounded, unlimited, unrestricted

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Restricted in duration, extent, or scope; confined.

Limited liability is the rule that the owners or shareholders of a corporation cannot usually be sued as individuals for corporate actions unless they are involved in fraud or criminal conduct.

Limited is also a designation following the name of a corporation that indicates its corporate and limited liability status; it is abbreviated Ltd. It is found most commonly after British and Canadian corporate names, although it is sometimes used in the United States.

See words rhyming with "limited."

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - begrænset, indskrænket, snæver
n. - aktieselskab

idioms:

• limited company    aktieselskab
• limited edition    begrænset oplag
• limited liability    begrænset ansvar

Nederlands (Dutch)
beperkt, begrensd, gelimiteerd

Français (French)
adj. - limité, borné, restreint
n. - société anonyme

idioms:

• limited company    (GB) société anonyme
• limited edition    tirage limité, production limitée (de disques)
• limited liability    responsabilité limitée

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beschränkt, begrenzt
n. - Zug oder Bus mit ausgewählten Haltepunkten

idioms:

• limited company    Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
• limited edition    limitierte Auflage
• limited liability    beschränkte Haftung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιορισμένος, περιορισμένης ευθύνης, στενός

idioms:

• limited company    (νομ.) ανώνυμη μετοχική εταιρεία
• limited edition    περιορισμένη έκδοση
• limited liability    περιορισμένη ευθύνη

Italiano (Italian)
limitato

idioms:

• limited company    società a responsabilità limitata
• limited edition    edizione limitata
• limited liability    responsabilità limitata

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - limitado

idioms:

• limited company    companhia (f) limitada
• limited edition    edição (f) limitada
• limited liability    responsabilidade (f) limitada (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
ограниченный

idioms:

• limited company    общество с ограниченной ответственностью
• limited edition    книга с лимитированным тиражом
• limited liability    ограниченная ответственность

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de miras estrechas, de cortos alcances, limitado, restringido
n. - ómnibus o tren limitado

idioms:

• limited company    sociedad de responsabilidad limitada
• limited edition    edición limitada
• limited liability    responsabilidad limitada

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - begränsad, inskränkt, knapp, snäv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有限制的, 少的, 有限的, 高级快车

idioms:

• limited company    有限公司
• limited edition    发行额有限的限定版
• limited liability    有限责任

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有限制的, 少的, 有限的
n. - 高級快車

idioms:

• limited company    有限公司
• limited edition    發行量有限的限定版
• limited liability    有限責任

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 한정된, 좁은, 유한 회사인, 특별급의, 상상력이 모자라는
n. - 특별급행열차

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 限られた, 十分でない, 特急の, 有限の
n. - 特急列車

idioms:

• limited company    有限会社
• limited edition    限定版
• limited liability    有限責任
• limited liability company    有限会社

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محدود, محصور ضمن حدود, وقصور, مقصور على عدد محدد, مقيد بدستور, ضيق أفق التفكير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוגבל, מצומצם, בע"מ‬
n. - ‮רכבת או אוטובוס עם מספר נוסעים מוגבל‬

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