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- Dictionaryre·stric·tion/rəˈstrikSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one: "planning restrictions on commercial development" Similar
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something that limits someone's actions or movement, or limits the amount, size, etc., of something: [ C ] You can get a discount fare, but some restrictions (= rules about limits) apply. (Definition of restriction from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) restriction | Business English. noun.
The meaning of RESTRICTION is something that restricts. How to use restriction in a sentence.
A restriction is an official rule that limits what you can do or that limits the amount or size of something.
an official limit on something: import / export / currency restrictions. speed / parking restrictions. At the turn of the century, Congress imposed / placed a height restriction of 13 stories on all buildings in Washington. The president urged other countries to lift the trade restrictions. Synonyms. check (LIMIT) constraint. control (POWER)
A restriction is a limitation or a restraint, like when a size restriction keeps you from jumping on a toddler trampoline and bouncing the smaller kids a mile up in the air. Usually a restriction is in place because a limit needs to be set.
[countable] a rule or law that limits what you can do or what can happen. import/speed/travel restrictions. restriction on something to impose/place a restriction on something. The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom. There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.
noun. 1. control, rule, condition, check, regulation, curb, restraint, constraint, confinement, containment, demarcation, stipulation the relaxation of travel restrictions. 2. limitation, limit, handicap, constraint, inhibition the restrictions of urban living.
