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

Argentinian marginal personal income tax rates top out at 35%. — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Temperatures that peaked around 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) a day earlier were set to drop Thursday, topping out at 27 C (80 F) along the coast. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Trains in the Channel Tunnel (UK/France) top out at around 160 km/h underwater. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

The new total now surpasses the number of cases last year, which topped out at 128. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for top out

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