The meaning of CONSTRAINT is the act of constraining. How to use constraint in a sentence.

budget/financial, etc. constraints This growth in revenue may soften the government's budget constraints and allow it to increase public spending. big/major/serious constraint They believe …

A constraint is a limit or restriction. Hopefully your school won't cut the sports or music programs due to budget constraints!

Tradition puts/places/imposes constraints on [=puts limits on] people and their actions. They demand freedom from constraint. They refuse to work under constraint any longer.

A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do. Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints. Water shortages in the area will be the main …