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upshot Definition


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upshot
noun
    1. The final outcome or ultimate effect; the result or consequence, often of a particular course of action or series of events.
      Thesaurus: outcome, result, conclusion, pay-off, culmination, consequence.
      Form: the upshot (often)
    2. archery.
      The final shot in a match.
Etymology: 16c.



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