end point

noun

1

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process

especially : a point in a titration at which a definite effect (such as a color change) is observed

2

usually endpoint

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint 

: either of two points or values that mark the ends of a line segment or interval

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Examples of end point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ben Gurion, the starting and end point for most of Israel’s international flights, was closed. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025

Another star-favorite spot, Jackson Hole, Wyo., a little over an hour east, is the perfect starry end point to this journey and has all the creature comforts and then some after a long trek. —Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 28 June 2025

At last week's FOMC meeting, participants suggested that the end point, or terminal rate, for the fed funds rate would be around 3%, which is just 1.25 percentage points below the current level. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 June 2025

In all these cases, repetition doesn’t lead to a single, Platonic end point. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for end point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Kids Definition

endpoint

noun

end·​point

ˈen(d)-ˌpȯint

: either of two points that mark the ends of a line segment

also : a point that marks the end of a ray

Medical Definition

end point

noun

: a point marking the completion of a process or stage of a process: as

a

: a point in a titration at which a definite effect is observed

b

: the greatest dilution (as of a virus or a vitamin) that will produce a specified effect in a biological system