end-all

[ end-awl ]
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noun
  1. the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion: Money is the be-all and end-all of his existence.

  2. something that brings things to such an end or conclusion.

Origin of end-all

1
First recorded in 1595–1605

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British Dictionary definitions for end-all

end-all

noun

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