without limitation

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseformal

   With no limit set on amount, number, or extent; freely and fully.

   Grammar: Works as an adverbial phrase after a verb: you may use it without limitation.

   Patterns

   • use something without limitation
   • access something without limitation
   • grow without limitation

   Members may borrow books without limitation during the term.

   The charity may spend the money without limitation on any project it chooses.

2. 2phrasefixed phraselegalformal

   Used in legal texts to say a list is not complete and other items also count.

   Grammar: Usually follows a list, often after 'including': all costs, including without limitation legal fees.

   Patterns

   • including without limitation something
   • including, without limitation, something

   The tenant pays all bills, including without limitation gas, water, and electricity.

   Any breach, including without limitation late payment, allows us to end the contract.

Common combinations

including without limitation

The fee covers all costs, including without limitation travel and hotels.

without limitation on

The new rule puts no limitation on how often you may apply.

without limitation as to

Shares may be sold without limitation as to the buyer's country.

without any limitation

The license lets us use the logo without any limitation.

subject to no limitation

The guarantee is subject to no limitation of time.

Synonyms and how they differ

freely

Use 'freely' for everyday speech about doing something as much as you like; 'without limitation' sounds official.

unrestricted

This is an adjective, so it describes a thing or right, while 'without limitation' describes how an action is done.

without restriction

Very close in meaning, but it is more often used about rules and access than about legal lists.

Opposites

Word family

limitation noun

a rule or fact that stops something from being larger or freer

limited adjective

kept within a small size, amount, or range

unlimited adjective

having no limit at all

limit verb

to keep something below a certain level

Commonly confused: without limitation or limitation?

Practice

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