query | A c______ on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken .A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken . ...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries. The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production. |
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word | ceiling |
full-definition | noun A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings. The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases. A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken . ...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries. The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production. A ceiling is the greatest height at which a particular aircraft can fly safely. |
inflections | ceilings |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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