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fixed limit en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) A form of poker game where bets and raises can only be a single size as specified by the rules.
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(countable) A predetermined limit that cannot be exceeded, as opposed to an amount that depends on circumstances.
Devices operating at less than the maximum permitted power will not be required to suppress emissions below the fixed limits we are establishing.
2012, United States. Federal Communications Commission, FCC Record, page 3703:Subparagraph 2.1.7.2 of the B141 therefore may release the architect from responsibility for making an erroneous estimate, unless the parties agree in writing to a fixed limit on construction costs.
2000, John G. Cameron, A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law, page 6-15:He would, in fact, I assume, always have exercised the same caution in investing in securities his two-thirds of the coin received for notes as it is proposed to use in investing within the fixed limit of four millions.
1862, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers - Volume 38, page 22:
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