max out

verb

maxed out; maxing out; maxes out

intransitive verb

: to reach an upper limit or a peak

the car maxed out at 85 mph

transitive verb

: to push to a limit or an extreme

also : to use up all available credit on

maxed out the credit cards

Examples of max out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year’s installment features the same number of athletic footwear brands as NBA 2K26, with 17 different sportswear brands represented, but maxes out on models with hundreds of different shoes to choose from. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026

The switch to battery power has conceded some towing capacity as well, as the EV version maxes out at pulling 5,500 pounds, rather than the roughly 7,700 pounds of the six- or eight-cylinder models. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

After a family medical emergency forced her to max out her credit cards, Reed turned to BNPL loans from a number of companies like Klarna in order to pay for things like electrical bills and auto insurance. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

We've been told to contribute to our 401(k) and max out our traditional individual retirement accounts to reduce taxable income today. — Joel Barjenbruch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for max out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout