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Noun: upper limit
  1. The largest possible quantity
    "They set an upper limit on overtime hours";
    - maximum, max [informal]
     
  2. The limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
    "The upper limit of the ski resort was at 3000 meters altitude"

Derived forms: upper limits

Type of: demarcation, demarcation line, extremum, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, limit, peak

Encyclopedia: Upper limit