max

¹ American  

[maks] / mæks /

noun

1. maximum.

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adjective

1. maximum.

adverb

1. maximally.

verb phrase

1. max out

   1. to reach a point at which no more improvement, profit, or benefit can occur; level off.

      In her last job she maxed out at $25,000 a year.

   2. to reach the limit of one's capacity, endurance, etc..

      The sales department has maxed out and needs more personnel to call on new clients.

idioms

1. to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree; totally.

   That book is disgusting to the max.

Max ² American  

[maks] / mæks /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Maximilian.

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MAX ³ American  

abbreviation

Trademark.

1. Cinemax: a cable television channel.

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max. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. maximum.

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max ¹ British  

/ mæks /

noun

1. the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing

2. to the ultimate extent

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max. ² British  

abbreviation

1. maximum

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Etymology

Origin of max

By shortening

Example Sentences

Data centers’ power demand is threatening to max out generation capacity in a 13-state region.

From The Wall Street Journal

Avid readers, they "max out" their borrowing, taking 20 books each under their individual library cards, the most they are allowed.

From BBC

Become one of the few who max out their retirement savings each year.

From MarketWatch

Each year, we max out our Roth IRAs and our HSA, which we invest.

From MarketWatch

So if your wife’s Full Retirement Age is 67, she’d have to wait until then to claim spousal benefits so she can max out what she gets under your record.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• apex
• culmination
• greatest
• height
• peak