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• Ceiling balloon — A ceiling balloon is used by meteorologists to determine the height of the base of clouds above ground level during daylight hours.The principle behind the ceiling balloon is a balloon with a known ascent rate (how fast it climbs) and determining …   Wikipedia

• ceiling — An upper limit for a variable. For example, an adjustable rate mortgage may have a ceiling of 10 percent. In this case, the rate can be adjusted however the loan terms provide without exceeding 10 percent. Also called a cap. American Banker… …   Financial and business terms

• ceiling — ceilinged, adj. /see ling/, n. 1. the overhead interior surface of a room. 2. the top limit imposed by law on the amount of money that can be charged or spent or the quantity of goods that can be produced or sold. 3. Aeron. a. the maximum… …   Universalium

• Ceiling — The maximum level permissible in a financial transaction. Ceiling refers to the highest price, the maximum interest rate, or the largest of some other factor involved in a transaction. For example, the interest rate ceiling on a credit card is… …   Investment dictionary

• ceiling — cei|ling W3S3 [ˈsi:lıŋ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: ceil to provide with a ceiling (16 20 centuries), probably from Latin caelare to cut into a surface ] 1.) the inner surface of the top part of a room →↑roof ▪ rooms with high ceilings ▪ a light… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ceiling */*/ — UK [ˈsiːlɪŋ] / US [ˈsɪlɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms ceiling : singular ceiling plural ceilings 1) the surface that is above you in a room 2) an upper limit set on the number or amount of something They imposed a ceiling on agricultural imports …   English dictionary

• ceiling — ceil|ing [ silıŋ ] noun count ** 1. ) the surface that is above you in a room 2. ) an upper limit set on the number or amount of something: They imposed a ceiling on agricultural imports. A ceiling of $100 was put on all donations. 3. ) TECHNICAL …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ceiling — / si:lIN/ noun (C) 1 the inner surface of the top part of a room compare roof 1 (2) 2 the largest number or amount of something that is officially allowed: a budget ceiling of $5000 | The government imposed a ceiling on imports of foreign cars. 3 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ceiling*/ — [ˈsiːlɪŋ] noun [C] 1) the surface that is above you in a room There were cracks in the walls and the ceiling.[/ex] 2) an upper limit set on the number or amount of something A ceiling of £100 was put on all donations.[/ex] • See: glass ceiling …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ceiling — / si:lɪŋ/ noun the highest point that something can reach, e.g. the highest rate of interest or the largest amount of money which a depositor may deposit ● to fix a ceiling for a budget ● There is a ceiling of $100,000 on deposits. ● Output… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• ceiling — In the USA, an amount equal to the net realizable value of an asset. The market cannot exceed the ceiling (upper limit) when employing the lower of cost or market method of inventory valuation. If market is greater than the ceiling, the latter is …   Accounting dictionary