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up⋅shot

  [uhp-shot]
–noun
1. the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
2. the gist, as of an argument or thesis.
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Origin:
1525–35; up- + shot 1

Synonyms:
1. consequence, outgrowth, aftereffect.
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up·shot   (ŭp'shŏt')   
n.  

  1. The final result; the outcome. See Synonyms at effect.

  2. The central idea or point; gist.


[Earlier upshot, the last shot in an archery contest.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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