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

Yet here the Knicks are, on the receiving end of the regular season broomsticks broken out by the Detroit Pistons, who — without their two centers Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart–beat the Knicks handily to advance to a 3-0 record with a 126-111 victory a Madison Square Garden on Thursday. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026

Chisholm was on the receiving end of one of those bad calls over the weekend. —Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

After beating the Frenchman to bronze in the men’s individual race by two-tenths of a second, Laegreid was on the receiving end of plenty of negative comments on social media after wondering if Jacquelin had stopped to greet fans. —Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026

Tesh has also found himself on the receiving end of IP grievances. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 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