Noun: upper limit
- The largest possible quantity
"They set an upper limit on overtime hours";
- maximum, max [informal]
- 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