upshot

[Up·shot`]

The upshot of an action is the end result, whatever happens last as a consequence of the original action. The upshot of reading this sentence is that you will understand what the word upshot means.

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Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

Noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"


n.
Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.


Upshot

Up"shot` , n. [Up + shot, equivalent to scot share, reckoning. Cf. the phrase to cast up an account.] Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.
I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot.
We account it frailty that threescore years and ten make the upshot of man's pleasurable existence.

Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

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In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America.

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