Limits how much the interest rate or the monthly payment can increase, either at each adjustment or during the life of the mortgage. Payment caps don’t limit the amount of interest the lender is earning and may cause negative amortization.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cap (noun)1.
a) a head covering especially with a visor and no brim
b) a distinctive head covering emblematic of a position or office as
(1) a cardinal's biretta
(2) - mortarboard
2.
a natural cover or top as
a) an overlying rock layer that is usually hard to penetrate
b) (1) - pileus
(2) - calyptra
c) the top of a bird's head or a patch of distinctively colored feathers in this area
3.
a) something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end - a bottle cap
b) a fitting for closing the end of a tube (as a water pipe or electric conduit)
c) British - cervical cap
d) an artificial crown for a tooth
4.
an overlaying or covering structure
5.
a paper or metal container holding an explosive charge (as for a toy pistol)
6.
an upper limit (as on expenditures) - ceiling
7.
the symbol ∩ indicating the intersection of two sets - compare cup 9
8.
a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule
transitive verb
1.
a) to provide or protect with a cap
b) to give a cap to as a symbol of honor, rank, or achievement
2.
to form a cap over - crown the mountains were capped with mist John Buchan
3.
a) to follow with something more noticeable or more significant - outdo
b) to bring to a climax or conclusion - cap off the show with a song
4.
to form a chemical cap on
5.
to prevent from growing or spreading set an upper limit on - cap oil prices
6.
intransitive verb
to supply (a tooth) with an artificial crown to form or produce a chemical cap
a small amount of an illegal or legally regulated drug , especially a small amount of a drug enclosed in a capsule
- capitalization
1.
Civil Air Patrol
2.
combat air patrol
1.
capacity
2.
capital
3.
capitalize; capitalized
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
cap (noun)a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
SYNONYMS:
cap, capsule, lozenge, tabletRELATED WORDS:
cure, drug, medication, medicinal, pharmaceutical, physic, remedy, specific; miracle drug, wonder drug; potion, preparation; dosage, dose; drop, gelcap; bolus, pilule1.
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
SYNONYMS:
cap, chapeau, headdress, headgear, headpiece, lidRELATED WORDS:
baseball cap, beret, billycock [], biretta, boater, bonnet, bowler, calotte, capuche, casque, castor, cloche, cocked hat, cowboy hat, cowl, derby, fedora, fez, garrison cap, hard hat, helm, helmet, high hat, homburg, hood, kepi ( képi), kufi, leghorn, miter ( mitre), nightcap, opera hat, overseas cap, panama, picture hat, pillbox, plug hat, porkpie hat, service cap, shako, silk hat, skimmer, skullcap, sombrero, sou'wester, Stetson, stocking cap, stovepipe, sunbonnet, tam, tam-o'-shanter, ten-gallon hat, top hat, topper, toque, tricorne ( tricorn), turban, zucchetto; warbonnet2.
a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents
SYNONYMS:
cap, lid, topRELATED WORDS:
dome, hood, roof; capsule, case, casing, covering, housing, jacket, sheath, shell3.
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
SYNONYMS:
bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limitation, line, terminationRELATED WORDS:
extremity, fag end, terminus; border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge; outside; bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wallto set bounds or an upper limit for
SYNONYMS:
cap, circumscribe, confine, hold down, restrictRELATED WORDS:
bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct; constrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tighten; quell, repress, suppress; number; modify, qualifyNEAR ANTONYMS:
broaden, expand, widen; overextend, overreachto bring to a triumphant conclusion
SYNONYMS:
cap (off), climax, culminateRELATED WORDS:
complete, conclude, finish, round (off out), terminate, wrap up