max

[ maks ]

/ mæks /

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noun

maximum.

adjective

maximum.

adverb

maximally.

Verb Phrases

max out,

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.
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.

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Idioms about max

to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree; totally: That book is disgusting to the max.

Origin of max

By shortening

Other definitions for max (2 of 4)

Max

[ maks ]

/ mæks /

noun

a male given name, form of Maximilian.

Other definitions for max (3 of 4)

MAX

abbreviation Trademark.

Cinemax: a cable television channel.

Other definitions for max (4 of 4)

max.

abbreviation

maximum.

How to use max in a sentence

We fight over their ownership and control, as if reality were a resource as scarce as the water and oil in Mad Max.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Picasso and Guillaume can laugh through an entire night of suggestions, inventions, songs, games that Max plays with his face.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Max in particular has been very smart about staying current and remaining a student of the craft,” Borchetta says.
Taylor Swift’s Secret Music Man: Max Martin, Elusive Hitmaker|Debra A. Klein|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Max, [my] agent, make me rich,” she says, the crowd roaring.
Tennis Star Li Na Says Goodbye to the Court…and Puts the Sport’s Rise in Asia in Question|Nicholas McCarvel|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Salmond had initially asked for a package of additional powers, known as “Devo max” to be included on the ballot paper.
Anarchy for the U.K.? British Leaders Panicking Over Scottish Vote for Independence|Nico Hines|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A pupil of her father until his death, when she became a student under Gabriel Max, in Munich, for a year.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
They sniffed once at the bar, but followed their stubbled chins into the back room at max acc.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Then Max Bray lit a cigar, and sat thinking over the events of the past few days, and of what he had done.
By Birth a Lady|George Manville Fenn
Max Bray arranged all future matters to his entire satisfaction, but again there were contingencies that he could not foresee.
By Birth a Lady|George Manville Fenn
There were three other passengers in the train this time; but a movement upon the part of Max Bray now troubled her.
By Birth a Lady|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for max (1 of 2)

max

/ (mæks) /

noun informal

the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing

to the max to the ultimate extent

British Dictionary definitions for max (2 of 2)

max.

abbreviation for

maximum

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