UPSHOT
NOUNS
► GOOSER a finisher to an argument; the upshot, the end of anything → 1851 Eng. dial.
► SUCCESS the upshot, issue, result; that which happens in the sequel; the termination, favourable or otherwise, of affairs → 1537 obs.
► SUM the upshot, issue, conclusion → 1385 obs.
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