Used in a Sentence

capped

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for capped.

Editorial note

The tax is capped because the benefits are capped.

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Quick take

(often in combinations) Having a cap (various senses).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capped gathered in one view.

adjective

(often in combinations) Having a cap (various senses).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capped.

adjective

(often in combinations) Having a cap (various senses).

Example sentences

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The tax is capped because the benefits are capped.

2

The social security tax is capped because the benefits are also capped.

3

Specifically, the salary is capped to their value to the company.

4

For the foreseeable future, expect capped compensation and plenty of data gathering from the emerging cloud insurance industry.

5

Power is naturally capped (like land); shifts therefore don't increase the amount of power in the game.

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A connection may be through wifi but still to a capped mobile broadband, such as when connecting to a smartphone.

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Remembering the highest count won't take much more work, and it's capped at 8 anyway.

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To anyone who is frequently jumping between capped satellite & 3G/4G networks, silent auto-updating software not only unexpectedly slows down your already non-ideal connection, but also eats up lots of your capped data.

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Most of the software jobs among start-ups and even commercial software development pretty much capped out a fair bit below that.

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I'll be starting out on ATT's ~$375/month plan which is capped at 50GB/month with $10 per GB(!!) overage charges.

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They are primarily consulting for the Government, which has caps on how much profit you can make (at least my company was capped).

12

This includes a capped deductible, bundled Dental, vision coverage, prenatal coverage/birth control coverage.

Quote examples

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From the linked page: "If you use a WiFi connection that is metered or capped, make sure that you identify it as a metered connection." The behavior is opt-out: you have to tell Windows you're on a metered connection.

2

Now, this isn't a case of capped downside in the sense of "you can lose at most $50, no matter how much you invest", but I doubt that's what you were talking about?

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Also, that's a fixed period for senior and junior position - in other companies I worked for, there was always a special clause like "4 weeks + 1 week/year after the Xth year, capped at Y weeks" That must be very dependent on your company sector and market.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use capped in a sentence?

The tax is capped because the benefits are capped.

What does capped mean?

(often in combinations) Having a cap (various senses).

What part of speech is capped?

capped is commonly used as adjective.