Limited means that there is only a small amount of something, or that something can only be used or done to a certain extent. It suggests that resources, time, or freedom are not endless.
It comes from the past participle of the verb “limit,” from Latin “līmitāre,” meaning to mark out boundaries. The idea shifted from physical borders to any kind of restriction.
We often use “limited” in marketing to make something sound special or rare, like “limited edition,” even if the limit is just a sales trick. The word that once meant a hard boundary is now used to create excitement and urgency.
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