max adjective
Phrases
to the max
: to the greatest extent possible

Examples of max in a Sentence

The boat can hold a max of 20 people. at the max there will be 25 people at the party
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Murray, who signed a four-year max extension before the season, is at 17.3 points per game on 39.9% shooting from the field, including a 30.2% clip from three. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024 The Warriors went hard to try to trade for George last month — and offered to give him a four-year max extension — because George is a superior overall player and would’ve given the Warriors greater immediate value. Tim Kawakami, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 The $2,000 annual out-of-pocket max for Part D plans is a component of the Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden signed into law in 2022. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024 Theoretically, the Sixers also could have given him a max rather than his two-year, $16 million arrangement. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for max 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of max was in 1851

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“Max.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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abbreviation
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