The max

noun

adjective

adverb

Verb phrases

max out,

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.

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.

Idioms

to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree; totally: That book is disgusting to the max.

Origin:
by shortening

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World English Dictionary

max (mæks)

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History

max

"to reach the maximum level," by 1986, colloquial, from maximize or related words.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary

max definition

n.
the maximum. (See also to the max.) : I want the max. I'm hungry.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

max
maximum

MAX
Cinemax

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