top out
phrasal verb
topped out; topping out; tops out
: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing
—often + at
Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.
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Don’t expect to put memory like that in your gaming rig any time soon though; most consumer DDR5 RAM tops out around 6,400 MHz.
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Brad Bourque, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
The current scale tops out after five years on the job.
—Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Taxes on long-term capital gains top out at 20%; the corresponding rate on income from work is nearly twice as high, 37%.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Overseas devotees, from London to Dubai and Korea, will often pay more in express shipping than for the beans themselves, which typically top out at around $100 per 8-ounce bag.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brad Bourque, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
The current scale tops out after five years on the job.
—Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Taxes on long-term capital gains top out at 20%; the corresponding rate on income from work is nearly twice as high, 37%.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Overseas devotees, from London to Dubai and Korea, will often pay more in express shipping than for the beans themselves, which typically top out at around $100 per 8-ounce bag.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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