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upshot

[uhp-shot]

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noun

the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.

the gist, as of an argument or thesis.

Origin:
1525–35; up- + shot¹

Synonyms
1. consequence, outgrowth, aftereffect.

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upshot (ˈʌpˌʃɒt)

—n
1.	the final result; conclusion; outcome
2.	archery the final shot in a match

[C16: from up + shot¹]

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upshot

1531, from up + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the fig. sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (1604).

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"The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no longer forms a part; but belief is only a stadium of mental action, an effect upon our nature due to thought, which will influence future thinking."

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