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

Panzer said direct primary care offices like his max out at about 500 to 600 patients, a third of what many traditional primary care physicians would see. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The two-port variant maxes out at 24 GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, whereas the four-port one maxes out at 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Kansas City, Missouri, could max out in the mid 70s on Thursday after topping 90 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday — a nearly 20-degree reversal. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

The tallest structures max out at four stories along the western edge of the development. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 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