open-end
adjective
: organized to allow for contingencies: such as
a
: permitting additional debt to be incurred under the original indenture subject to specified conditions
an open-end mortgage
b
: having a fluctuating capitalization of shares that are issued or redeemed at the current net asset value or at a figure in fixed ratio to this
an open-end investment company
compare closed-end
Examples of open-end in a Sentence
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The composition will be open-ended enough for commuters to catch just a snippet before rushing off to their trains.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The Trump administration threatens to destroy this delicate balance by withholding billions of dollars in federal funding unless the recipients comply with a long and open-ended list of demands — in effect, nationalizing America’s elite universities.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025
More importantly for McBride, Patterson, and DeVine, who convened on a Zoom together shortly before the series finale aired, the series’ conclusion is open-ended enough that the audience who watched the Gemstones recurrently fight and make up can imagine for themselves where the siblings go next.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Contrast that with brands that offer vague or open-ended rewards.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Israel says the operation is open-ended and expected to expand, raising fears of the 17-month-old war fully reigniting.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
But the United States will thrive only if Washington recognizes the danger of so many intersecting national fault lines and neutralizes these risks through patient and open-ended diplomacy.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Gold mining company shares can be purchased individually, through open-end mutual funds, or through ETFs.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Then Stafford’s wife, Kelly, left their future in the NFL open-ended in a brief comment on her ‘Timeout’ podcast.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The Trump administration threatens to destroy this delicate balance by withholding billions of dollars in federal funding unless the recipients comply with a long and open-ended list of demands — in effect, nationalizing America’s elite universities.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025
More importantly for McBride, Patterson, and DeVine, who convened on a Zoom together shortly before the series finale aired, the series’ conclusion is open-ended enough that the audience who watched the Gemstones recurrently fight and make up can imagine for themselves where the siblings go next.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Contrast that with brands that offer vague or open-ended rewards.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Israel says the operation is open-ended and expected to expand, raising fears of the 17-month-old war fully reigniting.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
But the United States will thrive only if Washington recognizes the danger of so many intersecting national fault lines and neutralizes these risks through patient and open-ended diplomacy.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Gold mining company shares can be purchased individually, through open-end mutual funds, or through ETFs.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Then Stafford’s wife, Kelly, left their future in the NFL open-ended in a brief comment on her ‘Timeout’ podcast.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Open-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-end. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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