max

UK: /ˈmæks/ US: /mæks/ ,(maks)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

max /mæks/   n. [uncountable] [Slang.]

1. maximum:
   The max for this old crate is about fifty miles an hour.

Idioms

2. to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree;
   totally:
   We drove her car to the max.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

max  (maks), [Slang.]
n. 

1. Slang Terms maximum.
2. Slang Terms to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree;
   totally:
   That book is disgusting to the max.

adj. 

3. Slang Terms maximum.

adv. 

4. Slang Terms maximally.

v. 

5. Slang Terms 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.

• by shortening

Max  (maks), n. 

1. a male given name, form of Maximilian. 

MAX, 

1. Radio and Television Cinemax (a cable television channel).

max., 

1. maximum.

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max / mæks/ noun

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

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

MAX, 

1. Radio and Television Cinemax (a cable television channel).

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max. abbreviation

1. maximum