limit

Noun

• 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
    

• the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

• the boundary of a specific area

• as far as something can go

• final or latest limiting point

• the greatest possible degree of something
  • what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
    
  • to the limit of his ability
    

Verb

• decide upon or fix definitely
  • fix the variables
    
  • specify the parameters
    

• restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

• place limits on (extent or access)
  • restrict the use of this parking lot
    
  • limit the time you can spend with your friends
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  limitation , limit point , point of accumulation , demarcation , demarcation line , terminus ad quem , terminal point , bound , boundary , specify , set , determine , define , fix , circumscribe , confine , restrict , restrain , trammel , throttle