max
noun
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max
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[maks]
/ mæks /
noun
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maxes
plural
adjective
adverb
verb phrase
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Max
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[maks]
/ mæks /
noun
MAX
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abbreviation
Trademark.
max.
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max
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/ mæks /
noun
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the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
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to the ultimate extent
max.
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Etymology
Origin of max
By shortening
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It wasn’t until Nick Greksouk and his wife were done raising their five children that he was able to max out his retirement savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A Class 2 e-bike can also be ridden by all ages, but those bicycles also include a throttle along pedal assist, and max out at a speed of 20 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In younger adults, higher levels of R inulinivorans were associated with both stronger handgrip and higher VO2 max.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
If they won't accept £70m max then move on to someone else.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
To work in the Box of a max was—well, the maximum.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
It certainly looked like it on Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas as he took a surprise pole position by 0.179 seconds from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Counterpoint said sales of this year’s iPhone Pro and Pro Max were up 3% compared with the same models last year in the first three weeks after launch, but overall sales fell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Barbara Kollmeyer interviewed Max Kettner, the chief multiasset strategist at HSBC, who advised investors chasing the AI trade to speed up their reaction time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Memorable movies are still being made on the streets of Los Angeles — although Max DeFalco’s rakish indie “Ten Will” isn’t going to get on any tourist’s map to the stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The play areas had all the best toys, so Max or Josie or any of the others could try their hands at pretending to be engineers or chefs, astronauts or doctors or archaeologists.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
US regulators have heavily scrutinized Boeing's designs during certifications following a pair of MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together claimed 346 lives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The earlier MAX crashes, in 2018 and 2019, followed bad angle-of-attack data triggering a faulty flight-control system that pushed the planes into fatal nosedives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
When the 737 MAX 10 had its first flight in June 2021, Boeing targeted 2023 for first deliveries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The MAX 10’s approval means Boeing is cleared to deliver all four variants of the single-aisle MAX family to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Armpit studied the knobs, then turned the air conditioner to MAX.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
Jason's post, written alongside his brother Paul, said they will take comfort in "knowing that he lived life to the max. Knowing that in life it's either a daring adventure or nothing at all!"
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"I work out so much, like, about one minute a day, max. If I'm lucky," Trump said before signing the proclamation in the Oval Office.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
“We have max. 1 wolf turn per routine now, but hear me out: max. 1 wolf turn per country,” suggested another.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
“Four percent is generally our max. But we can do 6% for short distances and in some instances, for very short distances, can do 7%,” Cathal Ridge, Sound Transit project director, said by email.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
“He was an introvert to the max. I’m an introvert, and he was more of an introvert than me.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The Model Y’s charging rate maxes out at 250 kW.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The overtime deduction maxes out at $12,500 for individuals and $30,000 for married couples.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Due to mainstream media coverage, he argued, “an idea can become potent through its rapid depiction in culture—including in articles such as this one, which maxes maxxing even as it attempts to minimize it, somewhat.”
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
While premiums have gone up in recent years, and coverage maxes out at $250,000, the program still constitutes a security blanket on Florida’s Gulf Coast, where coverage rates are high.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024
Overcrowding in the Department had led to the start of double-bunking in maxes a few months before.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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