receiving end

noun

: the position of being a recipient or especially a victim

—usually used in the phrase on the receiving end

Examples of receiving end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Built In reported, when managers reward accelerated output above all else, employees default to quantity over quality, and those on the receiving end spend extra time fixing what AI produced. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

That’s perhaps not much comfort to the Philippines and other rival claimants to the South China Sea who are on the receiving end of Chinese hard power — in a world where, increasingly, in both the physical and digital realms, might makes right. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Cunningham, meanwhile, finished with three points on just 1 of 2 shooting, but was also on the receiving end of one of the nastiest elbows this side of the Mississippi. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Infantino has been on the receiving end of an international deluge of condemnations over his plan to secure private funding for the world’s most prestigious soccer competition. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for receiving end

• superintend
• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend
• boyfriend
• commend
• compend
• contend
• defend