maximum

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/ˈmæksɪməm/

noun 5adj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

absolute

agreed, recommended

The agreed maximum number of people allowed in the elevator is ten.

legal, statutory

VERB + MAXIMUM

reach, rise to

The river rose to its maximum level during the heavy rainstorm last week.

exceed

allow (sb/sth), permit (sb/sth)

Teachers permit students a maximum of two absences per semester before their grades are affected.

limit sth to, restrict sth to

You can restrict your daily calorie intake to a maximum of 2000 calories.

PREP

above (the) ~, at (the) ~

The store offers a discount of 20% at maximum during the holiday sale.

below (the) ~, to (the) ~

The athletes pushed themselves to the maximum during the final competition.

(up) to a/the ~

~ of

We can invite a maximum of thirty people to the wedding ceremony.

PHRASES

maximum possible

The company wants to gain the maximum possible profit from this new product launch.

Definitions

noun

The highest limit.

This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery

The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.

A 147 break; the highest possible break.

adj

To the highest degree.

Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the greatest possible degree

utmost
uttermost

adjective — the greatest or most complete or best possible

maximal

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

maximum attack

To drive as fast as possible, particularly in motor racing.

Just as night follows day, he would tender an unblinking death stare before uttering: “Now we go maximum attack!” And he did.

Example Bank

This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery

Wiktionary

I just got out of maximum where I did 4 months for an arguent I had in the serving area.

Wiktionary

Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.

Wiktionary

Thanks to the technological innovation, the maximum output of the factory has doubled.

Tatoeba · #20054

The bus can carry a maximum of forty people.

Tatoeba · #50017

Littering in this facility is subject to a maximum fine of $500.

Tatoeba · #59065

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