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tops

/tɑːps/
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• adverb

1

(informal) At the very most; as a maximum estimate.

Example

"The commute from the station to the office takes fifteen minutes, tops."

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• adjective

1

(informal) Of the highest quality, rank, or degree; unsurpassed or excellent.

Example

"When it comes to customer service, that neighborhood bakery is simply tops."

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Word Nuance & Usage

As an adjective, 'tops' is strictly predicate (e.g., 'Her performance was tops') and cannot be placed directly before a noun; as an adverb meaning 'at the very most', it is placed after the number or quantity it modifies (e.g., 'It will take ten minutes, tops').

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• Nearby Words

topper
topping
topple
tops
topscore
topside
topsoil

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tops. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tops
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