Meaning

5 senses
  1. The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).

    The back end of the operation is kept out of sight of the customers.

    за́дняя частьzádnjaja častʹ, закулисьеzakulisʹje, кухняkuxnja

  2. That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.

    Back-End

    прикладна́я частьprikladnája častʹ, бэк-э́ндbɛk-énd

  3. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.

    I'll see you on the back end of tomorrow.

    по́здняяpózdnjaja

  4. (usually)Money paid on a contingent deferred basis, for example, as a proportion of the profits or revenue of a work.

  5. The processing of spent fuel from a nuclear reactor into reusable materials.

More definitions
  • the side of an object that is opposite its front

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Tom won't be back until the end of next week.

    Том не повернеться до кінця наступного тижня.

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  2. Tom isn't going to be back until the end of next week.

    Том не повернеться до кінця наступного тижня.

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  3. I'll be back before the end of the week.

    ruЯ вернусь до конца недели.

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  4. I'll be back by the end of the year.

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  5. Tom said he'd be back before the end of the week.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
rear, back or invisible portion:
computing: part of a system that is farthest from the user:
latter end of any given time:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
computing: part of a system that is farthest from the user:

Forms

plural: back ends

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the side of an object that is opposite its front:rearbackside

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfront end
Derivedbackendish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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