max out
verb
maxed out; maxing out; maxes out
: to reach an upper limit or a peak
the car maxed out at 85 mph
: to push to a limit or an extreme
also
: to use up all available credit on
maxed out the credit cards
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Nano-Influencers: With an audience that tends to max out at 100,000 followers, micro- and nano-influencers possess unique authority within their focus communities.
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Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
At the same time, alternative leagues such as Unrivaled are paying stars wages on par with their current WNBA salaries, which max out at under $250,000.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 May 2025
As Cao and his colleagues note, however, there is something strange about the population of hypervelocity stars; firstly, their speeds max out at around 435 miles per second, even though our calculations suggest this should be only their average velocity.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Repayment terms can stretch up to 25 years, whereas conventional small business bank loans typically max out at 10 years.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
At the same time, alternative leagues such as Unrivaled are paying stars wages on par with their current WNBA salaries, which max out at under $250,000.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 May 2025
As Cao and his colleagues note, however, there is something strange about the population of hypervelocity stars; firstly, their speeds max out at around 435 miles per second, even though our calculations suggest this should be only their average velocity.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Repayment terms can stretch up to 25 years, whereas conventional small business bank loans typically max out at 10 years.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Max out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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