max out
verb
maxed out; maxing out; maxes out
: to reach an upper limit or a peak
the car maxed out at 85 mph
: 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
For those that max out their IRA this year with $8,000 in contributions, Robinhood throws in an extra $240.
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Rob Berger, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
There are today tremendous backlogs in the wait time for a visa from Mexico, India, China and the Philippines—four countries that always max out on their quotas.
—Theodore S. Gonzalves, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
The limits range from no more than 80 feet in Inyo County, California to a trio of counties in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia that max out at 500.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
The Ultra 2 has a new, astonishingly bright display that reaches 3,000 nits (for context, the iPhone 14 Pro maxes out at 2,000 nits).
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
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
Rob Berger, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
There are today tremendous backlogs in the wait time for a visa from Mexico, India, China and the Philippines—four countries that always max out on their quotas.
—Theodore S. Gonzalves, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
The limits range from no more than 80 feet in Inyo County, California to a trio of counties in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia that max out at 500.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
The Ultra 2 has a new, astonishingly bright display that reaches 3,000 nits (for context, the iPhone 14 Pro maxes out at 2,000 nits).
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
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
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Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Max out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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