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 Gilbert could fully build out within a decade and max out at a population of about 320,000 people. —

Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024 As a storage medium, of course, floppies can't compete with today's options since most floppies max out at 1.44MB (2.88MB floppies were also available). —

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024 There will be immense pressure in the power conference to max out on revenue sharing. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 While most full-time therapists whose rates are set by insurance companies max out at around $100,000 per year, therapists who are full- or part-time content creators can make much, much more. —

Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for max out

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