qualification
noun [C] (LIMIT) /ˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
/ˌkwɑː.lɪ-/ Definition
› a piece of information that you add which limits the effect of something: [+ that] The doctor said I can leave hospital today, but with the qualification that I've got to come back every day to have the dressing changed.Limiting and restrictingPreventing and impeding
(Definition of qualification noun (LIMIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- box sb in phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- circumscribe verb
- clamp down on sth phrasal verb
- clampdown noun
- cramp verb
- curb verb
- curtail verb
- damage limitation noun
- delimit verb
- fetter verb
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