put a ceiling
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- They've put a $50 ceiling on their admission charge.
- To control the national debt, the government had to put a ceiling on public spending.
- The sports league decided to put a ceiling on player salaries to maintain competitive balance.
- We need to put a ceiling on our household expenses for the next few months.
- The new regulations will put a ceiling on the amount of pollution factories can emit.
- The manager put a ceiling on the project's budget to prevent overspending.
- A strict ceiling was put on the number of guests allowed at the event for security reasons.
- The central bank is considering whether to put a ceiling on interest rate hikes.
- To encourage responsible lending, the authorities put a ceiling on how much banks could loan to individuals.
- Let's put a ceiling on the time we spend in meetings to improve productivity.