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end: end end [end] noun

1. STATISTICS MARKETING top/bottom end a figure that is at the top or bottom end of a range is high or low in the range of possible figures that were expected:

• The results were at the top end of previous market forecasts.

2. MARKETING top/expensive/bottom/cheap end a product that is at the top or bottom end of a range is the most expensive or cheapest in the range:

• It won't be easy competing at the top end of the market.

• Bombay dealers are the main suppliers of the cheap end of the US diamond jewelry market.
— see also front end, high end

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end UK US /end/ noun [C]

► the time or place that something finishes: »The construction will be completed by the end of the year.
»Sales are looking good according to the end-of-month report.
»We spent a long time looking for a good supplier, but we found one in the end.
»There are encouraging signs that the recession has come to an end.
»The difficult period we've been through now seems to be at an end.
»There is no end to the possible markets for this product.
»The meeting room is at the end of the corridor on the right.

► used when stating whether goods or services are expensive or cheap, or of high or low quality: the bottom/low/top end of the market »This basic laptop is aimed at the low end of the market.

► an aim or purpose: »We aim to halve production costs, and to this end we are investing in automating the process.
»We see good design not just as a means of increasing profits, but as an end in itself.

► the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity, or with a particular person: »Rick's more involved with the financial end of things.
»Everything's ready here, but how are thing's your end?
sb's end of the bargain/deal »We kept our end of the bargain, but they failed to meet their deadline.

→ See also BACK-END(Cf. ↑back-end), CLOSED-END(Cf. ↑closed-end), DEAD END(Cf. ↑dead end), END-TO-END(Cf. ↑end-to-end), FRONT-END(Cf. ↑front-end), HIGH-END(Cf. ↑high-end), LOW-END(Cf. ↑low-end), YEAR END(Cf. ↑year end)

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end UK US /end/ verb [I or T]

► to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop: »What time is your meeting due to end?
»Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future.
» Our contract with those suppliers ended in April.
end in sth »The negotiations ended in failure after three days.
end (sth) with sth »I'd like to end my presentation with a little story...

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Extremity, extreme point, Terminate, conclude, finish, close, put an end to, bring to an end, make an end of, cut short, wind up, Conclude, terminate, cease, be finished, come to an end, come to a close, wind up / Close, cessation, period, expiration, finale, finis, last, fall of the curtain, Destroy, kill, put to death, Close, conclude a discourse, cease speaking / Conclusion, completion / Termination, bound, limit / Final state, ultimate condition / Result, event, consequence, sequel, upshot, issue (final) / Fragment, scrap, remnant / Aim, purpose, object, design, drift, bearing, intent, intention, view, final cause

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End — ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
End on — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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end*/*/*/ — [end] noun [C] I 1) the final part of a period of time We re going on holiday at the end of this month.[/ex] They ll make their decision at the very end of the week.[/ex] The work should be completed by the end of the year.[/ex] 2) the time when… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
end — end1 [end] n. [ME & OE ende, akin to Ger ende, Goth andeis < IE * antyos, opposite, lying ahead < * anti , opposite, facing (< base * ants, front, forehead) < OHG endi, forehead, Ger anti, L ante] 1. a limit or limiting part; point of … English World dictionary
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end — n 1 *limit, bound, term, confine Analogous words: *extreme, extremity 2 End, termination, ending, terminus are comparable when opposed to beginning or starting point and meaning the point or line beyond which a thing does not or cannot go (as in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
end — [n1] extreme, limit borderline, bound, boundary, butt end, confine, cusp, deadline, edge, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, neb, nib, point, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, tail end, term, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top … New thesaurus

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