top out

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

Similar to the last several days, highs will top out in the low to mid 90s, with heat indices ranging from 95-100 degrees. — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

High temperatures through the weekend and early next week will top out in the upper 80s to near-90 degrees, closer to normal summertime temperatures for the region and less intense than the heat fire crews had to contend with for much of the week. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Areas close to the Delta region, such as Stockton, will top out in the low 100s or even slide just underneath that. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Regardless of size, the screen features adaptive brightness for automatic adjustments based on ambient lighting, topping out at 3,000 nits, which is more than bright enough to see even in direct sunlight. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for top out

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