Upshot Definition

ŭpshŏt
noun
The conclusion; result; outcome.
Webster's New World
The central idea or point; gist.
American Heritage

(US) A concise summary.

I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot.
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Other Word Forms of Upshot

Noun

Singular:
upshot
Plural:
upshots

Origin of Upshot

  • Said to come from up + shot, referring to the last shot in a match of archery. Or alternatively from Hebrew or Judeo-Aramaic פשט (p'shat, “simple explanation").

    From Wiktionary

  • Earlier upshot the last shot in an archery contest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Upshot Sentence Examples

  • The upshot is a psychological account of what from one aspect is evidence, from the other, belief.

  • Their upshot, however, had lost its essential importance; for a fresh series of investigations based on a variety of principles had already been started.

  • The upshot was Hitler's dramatic meeting with Admiral Horthy, the Hungarian regent, on March 18.

  • So up into the harmless air Their bullets they did send; And may all other duels have That upshot in the end!

  • The practical upshot of this is the first chart of the new chart year is issued on the fourth Thursday of November.

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