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

Passage of the legislation marked the end point for one funding fight, but the start of another over Homeland Security funding. —Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

If so, Icon of the Seas will be remembered not as the end point of megaship development, but as the stable platform that allowed Royal Caribbean to diversify again. —David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

One advantage the spermatogenesis-blocking approach has is that sperm decline is a clear, measurable end point. —Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026

But the abundance of video is just a starting point, not an end point. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026

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