top out meaning and definition

TOP OUT verb

Definition of top out (verb)

1. 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. provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
   • "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
   • synonyms: top
3. to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
   • "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
   • synonyms: peak
   • antonym: bottom out