at most

Idioms  

1. Also,. At the largest amount, the furthest limit; also, in the most extreme case. For example, She'll be finished in two weeks at the most, or It'll take two weeks at the outside, or At most the chef uses a tiny bit of pepper. The terms with most date from the 1300s; at the outside from the mid-1800s. Also see at best.

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Example Sentences

Once capable of producing about three million barrels a day, Venezuela is at most producing about a third of that.

From Barron's

So far in the 2020s there have already been four white Christmases declared with snowfall reported somewhere in the UK but falling snow was only confirmed by at most six stations in a year.

From BBC

An undergraduate education at most universities has functionally turned into a trade school for white-collar workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each group can have two Uefa teams at most but only one from the other five confederations.

From BBC

“Bigger is not always better and becoming preoccupied with quarterly profits and the stock price over creativity speaks to problems at most big corporations in America,” Drexler said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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