max out

verb

1. informal,  to reach or cause to reach the full extent or allowance

   the goal was to max out the customer's credit card

Idioms and Phrases

Exhaust one's options, capacity, or the like by producing or performing to the maximum, as in The weight lifter maxed out at 180 kilograms . [ Slang ; late 1900s]

Reach a point at which no more growth, improvement, or benefit is possible, as in The salary for this job maxes out at $90,000 . [ Slang ; late 1900s]

Relax, take things easy, as in Let's go to the beach and max out . [ Slang ; late 1900s]

Example Sentences

Full retirement age is 67 for those born in 1960 or later, and payments max out at age 70.

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They then find gig workers in the U.S. who will max out the stolen cards for a small fee.

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In other periods, earthquakes max out at magnitude 7.5 or so, but are more frequent.

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Now the full retirement age is 67, so there are fewer years between full retirement age and when benefits max out at 70.

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Half walls abound in this home because I wanted to max out my opportunities for pattern and color play.

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