business end

noun

: the end with, from, or through which a thing's function is fulfilled
the business end of a revolver

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This was rarefied air for the 13th seed whose only other business end appearance in a Slam was making the 2019 French Open semifinals. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 When its business end faces down, the projector can serve as a night-light with adjustable brightness, warm and cool modes, and tweakable colors to set the mood or just provide a subtle glow for meditation and relaxation. Paul Ridden june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2025 Deciding where your business ends and your personal life begins. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Her husband, who was able to quit his job after Hexed really took off, helps her with the business end of authorship, as well as the — ahem — business end of writing male characters, too. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for business end

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of business end was in 1840

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“Business end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20end. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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