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 Yet even the chairman of one of the biggest car companies in the world, Toyota’s Akio Toyoda, predicts demand for electric vehicles will max out at about 30%. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024 The International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) states that females can weigh anywhere between 260 kilograms to over 500 kilograms, while males tend to max out at 300 kilograms. Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 Limited to covering the down payment and closing costs on a first home, the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loans max out at $150,000 or 20% of the home’s purchase price, whichever is smaller. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024 Comptroller candidates max out at $250,000 while council candidates can get no more than $125,000. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2024 Snowfall totals will max out around the 3 inch mark, with the greatest totals across the interior Northeast. Edward Shaw, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024 Read on to master how to make turkey gravy without cooking a turkey, including several ways to max out that savory flavor—without going to the effort of roasting a turkey—plus how to store your make-ahead easy turkey gravy and how to fix it if the sauce gets too thick or too thin. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023 Compare that to Apple’s power adapters, which max out at 20 watts for a single port or 35 watts total. Nick Guy, wsj.com, 7 Sep. 2023 Idaho rainbow, brown and cutthroat varieties typically max out at about a decade. Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of max out was in 1967

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“Max out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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