boundary

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1. 1

   The dividing line or location between two areas.

   So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

   City or national boundaries are locations of economic opportunity, especially if the existence of the border is itself the source of a monopoly situation that favors one side over the other (Krakover, 1997).

2. 2

   figuratoThe bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).

   I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.

3. 3

   An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.

4. 4

   An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.

   Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.

5. 5

   (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

6. 6

   Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking passengers, or the excess collected fares taken as daily wage.

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boundaries