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upshot

Syllables: up·shotUK/ˈʌpʃɒt//ˈʌpʃɑt/

upshot noun: the final result, or outcome of something.

Noun

upshot (plural upshots)

  1. The final result, or outcome of something.
    • Whatever might be the details of the proposition, that, he conceived, to be the result, or, in vulgar language, the upshot of it.1818 April 20, The Parliamentary Debates: During the Sixth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointed to meet at Westminster, the Twenty-seventh Day...
    • I have no skill of fancy to tell of that dark collogue, but the upshot was that Alison swore by her lost soul and the pride of sin to bring the lass into thrall to her master.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
  2. (US) A concise summary.
    • I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot.
  3. (US) A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.
    • One of the major upshots of prefab building is its decreased environmental impact.

upshot meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

upshot in Tamil

விளைவு, பலன், விவாதம், ஆய்வு முதலியவற்றின் சுருக்கம்

upshot in Urdu

انجام, نتیجہ

upshot in Malayalam

കലാശം, പരിണതഫലം, തീർപ്പ്, പര്യവസാനം

upshot in Kannada

ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ, ಕೊನೆ, ಆಗುಹ, ದೊರೆತ, ಪರಿಣಾಮ, ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥ

Examples of upshot in a sentence

  • Many of our correspondents participated in the discussion, and the upshot was that the alleged record was discredited.1944 July and August, Charles E. Lee, “The "City of Truro"”, in Railway Magazine, page 202:
  • It was a snapshot of the finishing ability that makes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a world-class performer and, for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, the upshot was glorious.2020 August 1, David Hytner, “Aubameyang at the double as Arsenal turn tables on Chelsea to win FA Cup”, in The Guardian, archived from the...

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Synonyms of upshot

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Forms of upshot

pluralupshots

Origin of upshot

Presumed from up- + shot, referring to the last shot in a match of archery.

Questions about upshot

What does upshot mean?
Upshot means the final result, or outcome of something.
What is upshot in Tamil?
Upshot in Tamil is விளைவு, பலன், விவாதம். See Upshot meaning in Tamil.
How do you use upshot in a sentence?
Many of our correspondents participated in the discussion, and the upshot was that the alleged record was discredited.
What part of speech is upshot?
Upshot is a noun.
How do you pronounce upshot?
Upshot is pronounced /ˈʌpʃɑt/ (US).
What is the plural of upshot?
The plural of upshot is upshots.

Words near upshot in the dictionary

  1. upshoot
  2. upshooting
  3. upshoots
  4. upshore
  5. upshorts
  6. upshot
  7. upshots
  8. upshoved
  9. Upshur
  10. Upshur County
  11. upshut

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Adapted from Wiktionary: upshot (page history and authors); upshot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); upshot (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); upshot (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); upshot (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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