max out
verb
maxed out; maxing out; maxes out
: to reach an upper limit or a peak
the car maxed out at 85 mph
: to push to a limit or an extreme
also
: to use up all available credit on
maxed out the credit cards
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The Treasury Department, which sells U.S. debt to global bond markets, could have locked in those low rates by issuing 50- or 100-year bonds, rather than durations that typically max out at 20 or 30 years.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 May 2024
The late-filing penalty is generally 5% per month and the late-payment penalty is normally 0.5% per month, both of which max out at 25%.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 May 2024
The late-filing penalty is generally 5% per month and the late-payment penalty is normally 0.5% per month, both of which max out at 25%.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Max out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max%20out. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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