put a cap on



put a cap on something

Fig. to put a limit on something. We need to put a cap on spending in every department. The city put a cap on the amount each landlord could charge.
See also: cap, on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yissakhar-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
EttieET-eeEnglish
Woodard['wuda:d]
ElsaEL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
KaeleaKAY-leeEnglish (Rare)
Otgonbayar-Mongolian