ceiling price
Highest permitted cost
A ceiling price is the maximum amount that can be charged for a good or service, typically set by government regulation or contract terms.
Price ceilings aim to keep essential goods affordable during shortages or emergencies: The city imposed a ceiling price on bottled water after the hurricane.
When market prices would naturally rise higher, ceiling prices cap them—sometimes creating shortages when suppliers can't profit at the mandated level.
- capCovering for top
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- floorIndoor walking surface
- thresholdPoint of beginning
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