Raise the limits vs increase the limits

Both 'raise the limits' and 'increase the limits' are correct phrases that can be used interchangeably. They both convey the idea of making the limits higher or larger.

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Raise the limits

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate the action of making the limits higher or larger.

Examples:

We need to raise the limits on the credit card.
The government decided to raise the limits on campaign contributions.

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Without prejudice to the limits laid down in Article 25, the Member States may raise the limits laid down in Article 22 to a maximum of
The Protocol introduces compulsory insurance to cover passengers on ships and raises the limits of liability.
The Member States may raise the limit laid down in paragraph 1 to a maximum of 35 %.
We prefer the original proposal which makes it possible in certain circumstances to raise the limit to 100 employees.
Note that the problem is made even more serious by Article 35 of the loi de finances rectificative pour 2000, which raises the limit to FRF 5 million.
I am, however, prepared to raise the limit on subventions to the 70% permissible under the Commission's established financial rules, but I cannot go beyond this.
Any objection to raise the limit, say £500?
Unfortunately, these endeavours will now be to no avail if, at the same time, the EU intends to raise the limit values for noxious heavy metals in fish.
The International Maritime Organisation has, however, decided to raise the limit of existing funds to 750000 Special Drawing Rights and thus placed the limit virtually at EUR 1 billion, so this addressed the point that this House made in the Esclopé report.
Member States may raise the limit laid down in paragraph 1 to a maximum of 35 % where that proves to be justified by exceptional market conditions in particular in regulated markets where certain transferable securities or money market instruments are highly dominant.
However, I would point out that this courtesy does not extend to the committee's proposal to raise the age limit.
We cannot raise the age limit unless we introduce policies at the same time to support the integration of older people.
I couldn't get 'em to raise the credit limit.
If you do not work with the prosecutors, and they can raise the minimum limits to thirty years.
The report also proposes to raise the weight limit for the reduced rate for standard mail from 2 kg to 10 kg.
The report also proposes to raise the weight limit for the reduced rate for standard mail from 2 kg to 10 kg.
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Commissioner, the European demographical situation makes it necessary to reorganise pension systems and raise the age limit, and we are hearing more and more about controlled immigration instead of realising the hidden potential of our own over-50s.
We have now also agreed on the need to raise the upper limit for loans that the Union may make under this arrangement from EUR 12 billion to EUR 25 billion.
There are few guidelines to be followed for the reforms that are necessary, the first certainly being the need to raise the retirement age limit.

Alternatives:

increase the limits
elevate the limits
boost the limits
heighten the limits
up the limits

increase the limits