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The maximum: The car can seat five adults, but that's the max.
(noun)
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Maximal.
(adjective)
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Maximally: We'll pay $250 max.
(adverb)
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To reach one's limit, as of endurance or capability: The weightlifter maxed out at 180 kilograms.
(verb-intransitive)
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To reach a point from which no additional growth, improvement, or benefit is possible: The salary for this position maxes at $45,000.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.