Definition of At the most

1. Adverb. Not more than. "Spend at most $20 on the lunch"

Exact synonyms: At Most
Antonyms: At Least, At The Least

Lexicographical Neighbors of At The Most

at the corner
at the double
at the drop of a hat
at the end of one's rope
at the end of one's tether
at the end of the day
at the expense of
at the feet of
at the hand of
at the hands of
at the high port
at the latest
at the least
at the mercy of
at the moment
at the most (current term)
at the ready
at the ready(p)
at the receiving end
at the same time
at the start
at the top of one's lungs
at the top of one's voice
at the wheel
at the worst
at this moment in time
at this point in time
at times
at variance(p)
at will

Literary usage of At the most

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam ( Smith, Joseph Shield Nicholson (1895)
"The price of every metal, at every mine, therefore, being regulated in some measure by its price at the most fertile mine in the world that is actually ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... alliterative verse there is little if any more warrant than for the ascription to him of the invention of the heroic. We can at the most (and also at ..."

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