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adjective

maximising

making as great as possible

In a sentence

Six example sentences with maximising, each labelled with its topic.

  • A maximising rule tells you to pick whichever action leaves the most people better off, which many thinkers reject.

    Philosophy

  • The maximising approach to timber yield stripped the ridge bare, and the river below carried mud for years.

    Environment

  • A maximising strategy chases the highest return available each quarter and ignores how badly one bad month can hurt.

    Finance

  • A profit-maximising firm keeps hiring until the last worker adds exactly as much revenue as they cost.

    Economics

  • The growth team's maximising mindset pushed signups to a record, but half those users never opened the app again.

    Startups

  • A maximising program adds weight every single session, which works for a month and then leaves most lifters worn out.

    Fitness

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