Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with ceiling in American Collocation
ceiling
noun
countable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsilɪŋ/
budget
compensation
loan
price
spending
Are the spending ceilings likely to be exceeded?
set a ceiling
put
set
Local authorities have put a ceiling on the amount of money per person they are willing to pay.
increase a ceiling
lift
raise
I invite Ministers to take steps to raise the compensation ceiling in line with inflation.
reduce or get rid of a ceiling
abolish
lower
We have abolished the ceiling on how much money employees can give through the pay packet.