max

¹

[ maks ]

noun

1. maximum.

adjective

1. maximum.

adverb

1. maximally.

verb phrase

1. 1. 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.

   2. 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.

Max

²

[ maks ]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Maximilian.

MAX

³

abbreviation for

, Trademark.

1. Cinemax: a cable television channel.

max.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. maximum.

max

¹

/ mæks /

noun

1. the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
2. to the max
   to the ultimate extent

max.

²

abbreviation for

1. maximum

Word History and Origins

Origin of max¹

By shortening

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree; totally:

   That book is disgusting to the max.

Example Sentences

One paper, authored by Verónica Delgado-Benito at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, Germany, showed that PDAP1 was crucial for upholding cellular stress responses in immune cells that make antibodies to fight infections and diseases.

From Science Daily

“Around the Horn” was originally hosted by Max Kellerman, with current host Tony Reali taking over that role in early 2004.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have found that the star has been experiencing a significant change in the last 10 years, providing us with a rare opportunity to witness a star's life in real time," says Gerd Weigelt, an astronomy professor at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany and a co-author of the study.

From Science Daily

Inspector General Max Huntsman also framed the ruling as a positive.

From Los Angeles Times

In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research has now introduced a novel method by which copper is effectively removed from tumor cells, killing them.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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• culmination
• greatest
• height
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