impose a ceiling

Examples (10)

• The government decided to impose a ceiling on public spending to control the national debt.
• To curb inflation, the central bank might impose a ceiling on interest rates.
• The international treaty imposes a strict ceiling on carbon emissions for all member countries.
• Our finance department imposed a ceiling on travel expenses for all employees last quarter.
• A new ceiling on executive bonuses was imposed by the board of directors.
• We will have to impose a ceiling on our weekly budget if we want to save for a vacation.
• The city's plan is to impose a ceiling on rent increases to protect tenants from exploitation.
• Why did the regulator impose a ceiling on how many shares one person could own?
• Imposing a ceiling on campaign donations is seen as a way to reduce political corruption.
• The authorities have imposed new ceilings on the amount of foreign currency individuals can carry abroad.