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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But the group's business end wasn't structured that way.
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Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Inter Miami keep up their chase for the Supporters’ Shield
Major League Soccer’s regular season is entering its business end, and Inter Miami don’t half have their chips stacked on Lionel Messi again.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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
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Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Inter Miami keep up their chase for the Supporters’ Shield
Major League Soccer’s regular season is entering its business end, and Inter Miami don’t half have their chips stacked on Lionel Messi again.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for business end
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“Business end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20end. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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