The company is restricting itself to non-living cargoes at first.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
restrict — re|strict W3S3 [rıˈstrıkt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of restringere; RESTRAIN] 1.) to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something ▪ The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. ▪ You may need to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
restrict — /rI strIkt/ verb (T) 1 SIZE/AMOUNT/RANGE to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something: The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. | restrict sth to: The speaker restricted her remarks to (=only talked about) the health care… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confine — verb (T) 1 LIMIT to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject; restrict: be confined to: The police cadet s duties were confined to taking statements from the crowd. | a former editor now confined to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tie — tie1 W3S2 [taı] v past tense and past participle tied present participle tying ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(string/rope)¦ 2¦(game/competition)¦ 3 be tied to something 4 be tied to/by something 5 tie the knot 6 tie yourself (up) in knots 7 tie one on … Dictionary of contemporary English
confine — con|fine W3 [kənˈfaın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(limit)¦ 2¦(keep somebody in a place)¦ 3¦(stop something spreading)¦ 4¦(stay in one place)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: confiner, from Latin confinis; CONFINES] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
maximum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute ▪ agreed, recommended ▪ Do not exceed the recommended maximum of twelve drops a day. ▪ legal, statutory … Collocations dictionary
