age limit

noun

: an age under or over which something can or cannot be done
The lower age limit for voting is 18.

Examples of age limit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the National Basketball Association and its Players Association are unable to agree on raising the age limit for players, consider restoring the freshman ineligibility rule in men’s basketball. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 Age Before retirees go too far in considering the possibilities, there is an age limit: to qualify for the EITC for the 2023 tax year, your birthday must be between December 31, 1958 (age 65) and January 2, 1999 (age 25). Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 After dropping the age limit from 25 to 21 in 2021, in 2022, the age limit was set to 18. Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024 Republicans pushed for increasing the age limit for full SNAP eligibility, which ultimately made it into the deal to raise the debt ceiling in May. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024 Prabowo selected Jokowi’s inexperienced 36-year-old son as his running mate after Indonesia’s constitutional court controversially overturned a minimum age limit for presidential and vice-presidential candidates last year. Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024 Congress has already imposed an age limit, just in the wrong place. Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024 In 2022, Arnault lifted the age limit for his CEO role to 80. Angelina Rascouet, Fortune Europe, 23 Jan. 2024 Key Eligibility Criteria Age Requirement: Florida does not impose an age limit for CPA candidates. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024

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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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