ceiling
Từ điển Collocation
ceiling noun
1 top surface inside a room
ADJ. high, low | domed, sloping, suspended, vaulted | painted The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings.
CEILING + VERB collapse
PREP. on the ~ a fly on the ceiling
PHRASES from ceiling to floor/from floor to ceiling The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.
2 top limit on wages/prices, etc.
ADJ. expenditure, price
VERB + CEILING impose, place, put, set They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol. | abolish | lift, raise The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread, milk and other staples. | lower
PREP. ~ on a ceiling on imports
Từ điển WordNet
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
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The highest price, interest rate, or other numerical factor allowable in a financial transaction.
Investopedia Financial Terms
Ceiling
The highest level of allowance permitted for a certain good, rate, or transaction.
Investopedia Says:
Also referred to as a cap, a ceiling is a restrictive measure placed upon certain investments. An example would be a price ceiling or limit attached to an equity order given to a broker.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
ceilings
ant.: floor
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