Meaning

3 senses
  1. The final result, or outcome of something.

    Ergebnis, Endergebnis, Schlussergebnis

    выводvyvod

  2. (US)A concise summary.

    I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot.

    Fazit, Resümee, Zusammenfassung

    заключениеzaključenije

  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.

More definitions
  • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The upshot is that client satisfaction has reached an all-time high.

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  2. The upshot of the decision was that a number of charitable organisations had to scale back their operations.

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  3. What's the upshot?

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
final result, or outcome of something:
concise summary:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
final result, or outcome of something:
concise summary:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: upshots
Singularupshot
Pluralupshots

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
positive aspect:upsidesilver lining
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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