max adjective
Phrases
to the max
: to the greatest extent possible

Examples of max in a Sentence

The boat can hold a max of 20 people. at the max there will be 25 people at the party
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At its max, the Dallas site can hold 103 people. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 The second largest stadium in the league is in Arizona with a max capacity of about 48,300. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025 Each inexplicably takes two notches off Hornet’s health (which starts at six max). Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 Standard Meat began its search for a new production plant after its facility in Dallas reached max capacity, Rosenthal Blumenfeld said. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for max

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of max was in 1851

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“Max.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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max adjective

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abbreviation
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