top out Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give up one's career just as one becomes very successful
    • The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out
  2. verb provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
    top.
    • the towers were topped with conical roofs
  3. verb to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
    peak.
    • That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
    • Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million

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