threshold
noun [C usually singular] (LEVEL) /ˈθreʃ.həʊld/
/-hoʊld/ Definition
C2 the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen: I have a low/high boredom threshold (= I do/don't feel bored easily). His secretary earns £268 a month, well below the threshold for paying tax.Range and limits
(Definition of threshold noun (LEVEL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the way to idiom
- ambit noun
- band noun (RANGE)
- bound noun (LIMIT)
- boundary noun
- condition noun (AGREED LIMIT)
- glass ceiling noun
- limit noun
- limited adjective
- narrow adjective (LIMITED)
- narrowly adverb
- scope noun (RANGE)
- specialized adjective
- spectrum noun (RANGE)
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- term noun (RULES)
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