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no more than

idiom
Meaning

used to say that a number or amount is the limit and not higher.


Examples
SIMPLE

The ticket costs no more than ten dollars.

CONTEXTUAL

You should spend no more than thirty minutes on this part of the exam.

COMPLEX

The committee decided that the project budget could be no more than fifty thousand dollars to ensure the company remained profitable.

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