Several references differ about that. 40% is not the mode, it is the top end of a range of 30-40%.
At the top end is the business logic created by startups and established technology companies.
At the top end, the cost can be staggering.
He found ways to do things right and always come up on the top end of bad situations.
The stock was sold at the top end of the range marketed to investors.
For me it's not as exciting or innovative on the top end, but the bottom end is higher.
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcome out on topcome out on topWINto win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time It’s difficult to predict who will come out on top. → topExamples from the Corpuscome out on top• In all action movies, the hero always comes out on top.• While Gladiator came out on top, the contest was far from a shoo-in.• But Tsongas turned those views around when he came out on top, beating rival Clinton in the New Hampshire primary.• In a survey of customer preference, one model came consistently out on top.• You could sum up the event by saying a batch of first-time nominees came out on top this year.• Usually the team with the most talent comes out on top.• Both individuals should feel they come out on top.• Anthony Courtney's warnings welled up again, coupled with a new determination to come out on top.• Yet, if they are in one, most men want to come out on top.• The hero or heroine must ultimately come out on top.• But WindowWorks comes out on top.
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To triumph or achieve victory in
win
prevail
triumph
succeed
conquer
dominate
be victorious
overcome
bring home the bacon
come through
deliver the goods
topscore
achieve success
beat the opposition
be successful
be the victor
be the winner
come first
come out ahead
edge the opposition
finish first
gain the victory
pull it off
reign supreme
take first prize
take the honours
achieve first place
be first
gain victory
overwhelm the opposition
upset the opposition
win out
sink the opposition
carry the day
come in first
finish in front
make a clean sweep
run circles around the opposition
take the crown
defeat the opposition
overcome the opposition
sweep the board
take the prize
win the day
beat
best
win through
vanquish
trounce
subdue
overwhelm
defeat
overpower
worst
own
lick
subjugate
sink
sweep
reign
overrule
rule
domineer
gain
control
command
master
prevail over
prevail against
blow away
get last laugh
gain ascendancy over
take the cake
take it all
get the better of
bring someone to their knees
win hands down
gain a victory
gain mastery of
carry all before one
prove superior
take off
go places
gain ascendancy
go great guns
make out
gain mastery
gain the palm
move out
achieve mastery
carry victory
prove victorious
achieve
score
make it
carry out
accomplish goal
head
be at the top of
top
be at the head of
be in the lead
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To be exceedingly successful at [a particular enterprise]
hit out of the park
excel
triumph
accomplish greatly
achieve great success
hit the jackpot
knock it out of the park
nail it
succeed tremendously
knock out of the park
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To be successful in an endeavor
hack it
succeed
prosper
thrive
triumph
flourish
prevail
achieve
advance
score
accomplish
win
be successful
click
cut it
work
cut the mustard
deliver the goods
hit the mark
make it
make the cut
make the grade
pull it off
bring home the bacon
do well
get to the top
work out
achieve success
come off
come through
crack it
pan out
bear fruit
be effective
carry off
yield results
get results
turn out well
hack
deliver
handle
make good
go as planned
be a success
get ahead
arrive
get somewhere
find a place in the sun
go well
make a name for oneself
make your mark
do all right for oneself
carry all before you
hit the jackpot
become famous
hit the target
progress
rise
be victorious
hit pay dirt
set the Thames on fire
set the world on fire
luck out
reach the top
achieve recognition
become successful
distinguish oneself
be somebody
hit the big time
achieve your goal
make it big
gain recognition
break through
happen
get there
make a killing
gain an advantage
gain advantage
dominate
shine
burgeon
bloom
blossom
go
carry all before one
gain control
attain ascendancy
beat the system
strike it big
attain control
gain ascendancy
make the big time
beat the game
pay off
go over
prove out
go like clockwork
catch fire
do the trick
produce the desired result
gain your end
climb the ladder of success
move up in the world
go far
achieve a great deal
rise in the world
make headway
be someone
get on
make one's way in the world
advance oneself
make progress
gain advancement
get on in the world
do well for oneself
go places
make a name
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To be successful at achieving a desired aim, goal or result
become successful
do well
become famous
make good
make it
achieve your goal
hit the big time
be successful
flourish
crack it
be a success
arrive
cut it
get ahead
prosper
succeed
find a place in the sun
thrive
make the grade
distinguish oneself
advance
achieve success
set the Thames on fire
be somebody
reach the top
achieve recognition
get somewhere
bring home the bacon
do all right for oneself
make a name for oneself
set the world on fire
make it big
go well
make your mark
prevail
make headway
progress
make progress
get on in the world
go places
bear fruit
triumph
score
get to the top
get on well
go great guns
go up in the world
be in clover
fly high
become rich
strike gold
strike oil
make the big time
be victorious
achieve
yield results
climb the ladder
rise in the world
be fine and dandy
make good speed
get on
carry off
hit the jackpot
be in the pink
hit the target
fare well
gain recognition
break through
happen
hit pay dirt
luck out
get there
do good
flower
pick up
burgeon
bloom
expand
improve
boom
come on
blossom
spread
be on easy street
grow rich
do wonders
be fortunate
go to town
live the life of Riley
turn out well
hack
handle
hack it
deliver
go as planned
get results
cut the mustard
be effective
accomplish
win
outdo
climb
excel
outmaneuverUS
overtake
outmanoeuvreUK
surpass
carry all before you
gain your end
climb the ladder of success
move up in the world
go far
achieve a great deal
be someone
make one's way in the world
advance oneself
gain advancement
do well for oneself
make a name
rise
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To survive a difficult situation
land on your feet
survive
prevail
withstand
come through unscathed
hold on
make it
come through
get through
pull through
hold out
keep your head above water
live through
make it through
break through
ride out
rise above
see through
recover from
sit out
tough out
overcome
make a comeback
suffer
surmount
weather
outwear
brave
bear
negotiate
pass
stick out
handle
outlast
last out
pass through
live out
pull out of it
endure
last
push through
stand
resist
outlive
stand up to
bear up against
escape
come out of
bear the brunt of
stick it out
outride
ride
go through
see out
stay
persist through
weather storm
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To be victorious over
overcome
beat
conquer
defeat
best
subdue
lick
master
overwhelm
overpower
vanquish
crush
rout
trounce
tank
triumph over
clobber
destroy
drub
overthrow
prevail over
quell
surmount
thrash
undo
excel
outclass
outdo
outstrip
stuff
surpass
dispatch
hammer
quash
subjugate
worst
demolish
take
upend
crucify
curb
devastate
down
floor
get
overbear
overmatch
paste
skunk
slaughter
stop
survive
weather
whip
hurdle
outlive
own
prevail
reduce
render
shellac
shock
stun
throw
walk over
win
win against
get around
get the better of
win over
be victorious
be victorious over
gain a victory over
knock out
knock over
render helpless
render incapable
render powerless
rise above
walk all over
blow out of the water
bring someone to their knees
come out on top of
do down
grind down
knock your socks off
run rings around
take to the cleaners
make mincemeat of
wipe the floor with
trim
cream
swamp
prostrate
whelm
overmaster
blow away
oppress
snow under
amaze
astonish
murder
better
annihilate
impress
smash
flatten
bowl over
triumph
upset
top
strike
awe
astound
endure
outplay
stupefy
daze
dominate
stagger
massacre
pulverizeUS
blow out
get through
stir
wallop
overawe
trash
pulveriseUK
pound
dazzle
dumbfound
marmalize
take aback
transcend
give someone a drubbing
give someone a hiding
come through
knock for six
whomp
total
touch
outshine
outperform
spellbind
get over
repress
move
smother
cope with
exceed
turn inside out
ride out
slam
withstand
overrun
kill
resist
fascinate
bedazzle
skin
suppress
beat hollow
hypnotizeUS
flabbergast
affect
excite
bear down
take your breath away
knock sideways
wipe out
ruin
pull through
bust
surprise
go one better than
live through
trample
humble
cane
overturn
bury
hypnotiseUK
negotiate
trump
outlast
sink
break
pass
outrun
bomb
defeat utterly
wax
outmatch
leave speechless
outdistance
outgun
deal with
strike dumb
lambaste
sweep someone off their feet
control
gain mastery over
tame
do better than
run rings round
pip at the post
disturb
stick out
put in the shade
stand up to
smoke
whup
pacify
confound
startle
bewilder
whop
whap
eclipse
drop
subvert
put down
rock
pommel
dust
shake
zap
stand
tromp
cap
torpedo
dumfound
brave
slay
waste
flog
deck
thunderstrike
razzle-dazzle
get to
outmaneuverUS
break down
overshadow
decimate
outmanoeuvreUK
tan
knock for a loop
overtop
win a resounding victory over
suffer
shut down
overtake
gain control of
pick apart
blast
be the victor
plow under
put away
win out
edge out
gain ascendancy over
KO
tower over
put paid to
take it all
bring to ruin
make it through
carry the day
run circles around
bear up against
come through unscathed
take the crown
traumatizeUS
subject
shatter
demoralizeUS
manage
subordinate
seize
rule
annexUS
extinguish
command
demoraliseUK
humiliate
outwit
distress
handle
appropriate
steamroll
whack
whitewash
occupy
undermine
outsmart
disconcert
edge
dismantle
surprize
cripple
enfeeble
gain
electrify
route
shipwreck
outhit
entrap
obliterate
outjump
flax
outflank
butcher
ambush
outrival
get a grip on
bear
capture
get the upper hand
knock off
traumatiseUK
unsettle
checkmate
paralyseUK
finish
work over
override
numb
push through
take care of
beat down
nose out
be successful
paralyzeUS
gain the victory
finish first
improve on
annexeUK
outpace
come out ahead
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
abash
blow your mind
knock spots off
do in
come first
take the honours
take over
give someone a pasting
knock the stuffing out of
take to cleaners
put an end to
roll back
shake up
knock down
defeat heavily
put someone in their place
unseat
bulldoze
prevail against
put to shame
win through
sit out
contend with
see through
shake off
tough out
last out
take the prize
stick it out
grapple with
pwn
bear the brunt of
take possession of
shoot ahead
nullify
topple
enchant
captivate
overload
check
spank
psych
bridle
restrain
capsize
turn over
thwart
foil
chasten
frustrate
circumvent
get control of
take down
discomfit
govern
hegemonize
regulate
outrank
steamroller
settle
slap about
blind
direct
beat up
improve upon
psych out
make a fool of
cow
succeed over
overpass
shame
enthrallUS
hose
get the upper hand over
gain the upper hand over
weaken
bring to knees
get one up on
mop up
outfight
shoot down
take apart
gain the advantage over
make it past
make it over
keep down
disable
enthralUK
greatly upset
be better than
sweep
wear down
demote
bring under the yoke
sweep off feet
bring to heel
be unstoppable by
shoot ahead of
trample underfoot
wipe off the map
nonplus
incapacitate
impair
disrate
smash down
bash
profligate
lather
impoverish
outwear
flummox
cut to pieces
defeat easily
upstage
gobsmack
confuse
flabagast
get last laugh
take the cake
gain a victory
gain mastery of
win hands down
pull out of it
pass through
make a comeback
land on your feet
recover from
live out
take in hand
break through
get to grips with
bemuse
outvie
bring down
address
dwarf
make speechless
take by surprise
render speechless
stop someone in their tracks
throw for a loop
expropriate
field
lead
outjockey
maneuverUS
muddle
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
appalUK
fog
wipe off the mat
manoeuvreUK
grab
make it
drive away
usurp
secure
horrify
outrage
outfox
play
offend
revolt
disgust
petrify
leave standing
thrill
enthuse
galvanizeUS
invade
manipulate
get further ahead of
blow out of water
walk away from
be head and shoulders above
leave behind
be a cut above
gain on
tower above
be one up on
get ahead of
out-think
go one better
fake out
acquire
sicken
scandalizeUS
nauseate
hit
hack
jolt
agitate
disquiet
rouse
treat
glitz
repel
arrogate
commandeer
hijack
pirate
succeed
buffalo
arouse
stimulate
swing
perturb
unnerve
discompose
displease
provoke
confiscate
appallUS
jar
dismay
galvaniseUK
wreck
hit like a ton of bricks
take control of
ride
anger
antagonizeUS
preempt
last
make splash
scandaliseUK
antagoniseUK
insult
brook
tolerate
take the wind out of your sails
give offence to
completely surprise
give a turn
throw a curve
make someone's blood run cold
raise someone's eyebrows
set someone back on their heels
gross out
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
wear
abide
sustain
spoil
be a hit
cut a figure
topscore
deliver the goods
bring home the bacon
lay claim to
withset
gainstay
withsit
gainstand
withstay
register with
be conspicuous
score with
be the winner
edge the opposition
pull it off
achieve success
reign supreme
take first prize
beat the opposition
hold out against
put up with
be impermeable to
be impervious to
die hard against
stay the course
persevere against
hold out
persist with
be resistant to
hang tough
be proof against
ravage
upset the opposition
overwhelm the opposition
achieve first place
gain victory
be first
persist through
weather storm
desolate
sink the opposition
reign
overrule
level
raze
fell
make a clean sweep
run circles around the opposition
finish in front
come in first
defeat the opposition
win the day
sweep the board
overcome the opposition
dynamite
wrack
gut
crash
domineer
explode
tear down
nuke
break up
scourge
smite
pull down
raze to the ground
blow to bits
blow sky-high
mess up
take out
maim
vaporiseUK
mutilate
blow to pieces
ravish
vaporizeUS
blow up
maraud
spoliate
sweep over
hit for six
make out
prove victorious
prove superior
achieve mastery
carry victory
gain ascendancy
gain the palm
carry all before one
gain mastery
go places
take off
go great guns
move out
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What does it mean to come out on top?
Definition of 'come out on top' If a person, organization, or country comes out on top, they are more successful than the others that they have been competing with.
What is a word for come out on top?
Synonyms of come out on top [verb to succeed] accomplish. avail. be successful. bring home the bacon. carry off.
What does come out on top examples?
Examples of 'come out on top' in a sentence.
The team that does that best will come out on top. ... .
Still, that's the kind of scenario where banks usually come out on top. ... .
So to have come out on top so far feels good. ... .
Which products will come out on top this year?.
What does the idiom in the end mean?
In the end is used mostly as an idiom that means "finally," "after a long time," or, "when everything is considered." It is often followed by a comma.