top out

phrasal verb

topped out; topping out; tops out

: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing

—often + at

Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.

Examples of top out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because of the difficult choices Clinton made, spending as a percentage of GDP fell to around 17.5%, and revenue as a percentage of GDP topped out at 19.7%. —Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

There is no minimum age for two of the three classes of electric bikes, Class 1 and Class 2, on which the motor assist tops out at 20 mph. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 June 2025

Yarbrough lulled the Dodgers’ hitters to sleep with his side-arm arsenal featuring a four-seam fastball that topped out at an out-of-fashion 89.5 mph and a sinker that only reached 87.5 mph. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025

The period vampire action-horror film added another $8.7 million to its domestic coffers, which now top out at $256.5 million, and globally, added $10.7 million for a $336.5 million gross. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 May 2025

Rhymes for top out

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