top out
phrasal verb
topped out; topping out; tops out
: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing
—often + at
Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.
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Its refresh rate tops out at 240Hz, though, with no Dual-Mode technology available to potentially push it higher, and its resolution drops to WQHD from the WUHD level of the 45-inch sets.
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John Archer, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Lemonade also has coverage limits as high as $100,000 per year, while Nationwide tops out at $10,000.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
California, by contrast, has the highest marginal rate, topping out at 13.3%.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Highs will top out in the lower 20s near and north of I-70 to the lower 30s near and south of the Ohio River.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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John Archer, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Lemonade also has coverage limits as high as $100,000 per year, while Nationwide tops out at $10,000.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
California, by contrast, has the highest marginal rate, topping out at 13.3%.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Highs will top out in the lower 20s near and north of I-70 to the lower 30s near and south of the Ohio River.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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