upshot









upshot


noun

  1. the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
  2. the gist, as of an argument or thesis.

noun

  1. the final result; conclusion; outcome
  2. archery the final shot in a match
n.

1530s, from up + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of “result, issue, conclusion” (c.1600).

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