Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

max out

English answer:

to contribute the maximum (allowable) amount, the maximum amount allowed

Added to glossary by Will Matter
Mar 28, 2007 20:26
17 yrs ago
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English term

max out

English Bus/Financial Investment / Securities employee stock ownership plan
software strings

"You must withdraw a minimum of xxx shares."

"You must max out your Basic Contribution before having an Additional Contribution Percentage."

"Please enter whole amounts only"


... what does it mean?? can you help me with a synonym?
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4 +17 contribute the maximum amount
5 +1 Maximum/maximise So....

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contribute the maximum amount

It means that you must contribute the maximum amount possible before being allowed to do anything else. HTH.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ledja : also "reach the maximum". Very clearly explained here: http://www.answers.com/max out
11 mins
Faleminderit and welcome to ProZ. // Sorry, I misspelled that. Don't use this word every day.
agree Veronika McLaren
14 mins
Thank you and welcome to ProZ.
agree Can Altinbay
25 mins
Thanks, Can.
agree Alexander Demyanov
27 mins
Thank you, Alexander.
agree Mehmet Hascan
51 mins
Thank you, Mehmet.
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Mike Gogulski
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Alaa Zeineldine : reach the maximum contribution
3 hrs
Shukran.
agree Richard Benham : Must say something about me, but I am only familiar with this term in the context of "maxing out" a credit card. I actually think it's a bit inappropriate in the context (too colloquial).
3 hrs
OK. Thank you.
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐
6 hrs
Thank you.
agree Alfa Trans (X)
7 hrs
Thank you.
agree kironne
10 hrs
Thank you.
agree kmtext
10 hrs
Thank you.
agree Sophia Finos (X)
23 hrs
Efharisto.
agree GaryG : I agree with Richard Benham, but it seems to be used in the sense of exhausting a certain option
1 day 6 hrs
Spasiba. Skolka lyet, skolka zhim. Kak dyela?
agree Elena Aleksandrova
2 days 14 hrs
Mnogo blagodarya. Welcome to ProZ.
agree KNielsen
3 days 15 hrs
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many thanks!"
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2 mins

Maximum/maximise So....

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-03-28 20:30:30 GMT)
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Take out the maximum amount of your basic contribution before obtaining...
Peer comment(s):

agree Andreea Bostan
51 mins
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