cap
verb [T often passive] (LIMIT) /kæp/ (-pp-)Definition
C1 to put a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent in connection with a particular activity: High spending councils have all been (rate/charge) capped. Our mortgage is capped at 8.75 percent for five years.Limiting and restrictingPreventing and impedingNegotiating prices
(Definition of cap verb (LIMIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bargain verb
- bargaining power noun
- barter noun
- barter verb
- beat sb down phrasal verb
- bid verb (OFFER)
- cap noun (LIMIT)
- dicker verb
- drive a hard bargain idiom
- gazump verb
- gazunder verb
- haggle verb
- negotiable adjective (CHEQUE)
- negotiate verb (EXCHANGE)
- non-negotiable adjective (CHEQUE)
- non-negotiable adjective (NOT DISCUSSED)
- predatory pricing noun
- quotation noun (PRICE)
- quote verb (GIVE PRICE)
- settle on sth phrasal verb
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