"maximum" meaning in English

See maximum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæksɪməm/ Audio: en-uk-maximum.ogg [UK], en-au-maximum.ogg [Australia] Forms: maximum [singular], maximums [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A maximum is the largest or highest value or amount.
    Sense id: simple-maximum-en-noun-k~TDTehB
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maximum",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maximums",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "max‧i‧mum",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "minimum"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The maximum number of people we can accept is 25."
        },
        {
          "text": "They pay $50 a day up to a maximum of $300 per week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A maximum is the largest or highest value or amount."
      ],
      "id": "simple-maximum-en-noun-k~TDTehB"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæksɪməm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-maximum.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-maximum.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maximum"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maximum",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maximums",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "max‧i‧mum",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "minimum"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The maximum number of people we can accept is 25."
        },
        {
          "text": "They pay $50 a day up to a maximum of $300 per week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A maximum is the largest or highest value or amount."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæksɪməm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-maximum.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-maximum.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maximum"
}

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