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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Works by Damian Ortega, Dr Lakra, Gabriel Kuri, Daniel Guzman, Danh Vo, and Bárbara Sánchez-Kane also sold, with prices starting at $3,000 and topping out below the Antunes. —

Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025 But even after the fund topped out and began dropping, investors continued to buy. —

Bob Pisani, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025 Photo : Media Drum Images, courtesy of SBX Cars Fit with a 789 hp, 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, this Senna covers zero to 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds and tops out at 208 mph. —

Howard Walker, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025 Grocery inflation during the height of the coronavirus epidemic reached a peak of 13.5% in 2022, while the overall rate of inflation for all products and services topped out at 9.1%. —

Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for top out