open-endadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊp(ə)nˌɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈoʊpənˌɛnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., end n.

Etymology: < open adj. + end n. Compare earlier open-ended adj.

1. = open-ended adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > open or not enclosed > having an open end

open-ended1825

open-end1908

society > education > educational administration > examination > [adjective] > type of examination > type of question

forced-choice1944

open-ended1944

open-end1952

1908 Daily Chron. 13 Feb. 6/2 The open-end garden-seated light car..might be trailed as a relief car.

1952 W. J. H. Sprott Social Psychol. vi. 102 The questions..may be ‘open-end’ questions which allow of a more elaborate answer.

1991 A. Blair More Tea at Miss Cranston's viii. 93 I was working closing up the open-end trams..glassing them in.

2001 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 16 June (News section) n12 We have open-end discussions where everyone is free to give their opinion.

2. Finance (originally and chiefly U.S.). Denoting a type of unit trust or fund in which the managers may move investments from one security to another without notifying the unitholders. Also (chiefly British): denoting a type of fund in which there is no fixed number of units.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [adjective] > not predetermined

open-ended1923

open-end1931

unstructured1941

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [adjective] > types of investment trust

open-end1931

closed-end1952

no-load1959

tokkin1985

1931 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. ii. 7/5 The so-called open-end trusts, which issue stock only when it is sold.

1940 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Apr. 23/9 Open-end trusts are those in which shares are redeemable at their asset value at any given time.

1953 Economist 21 Feb. 500/1 An open-end trust is in all major respects similar to a flexible unit trust. It holds a portfolio of securities and cash, against which units are issued to the public, and the managers have a wide discretion in their investment policy.

1989 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) 14 Feb. 11/6 The MFS Managed Multi State Bond Trust-N.C. Series has seen about $10 million of new cash flow into the $130 million open-end fund in recent weeks.

2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Global Investing section) 25 The German government is also considering legislation that would give open-end funds more flexibility to invest outside the European Union.

3. Denoting a type of spinning in which slivers or roves are opened or separated into individual fibres by machine and then reassembled into a yarn in one continuous process. Also: of, relating to, or manufacturing this type of spinning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [adjective] > spinning

spinning1637

open-end1972

1972 Sci. Amer. Dec. 55/1 Open-end spinning has been the subject of intense development during the past five years.

1974 Times 22 Mar. 21/1 The demand background is there and with its lead in ‘open end’ and ‘self twist’ machines Stone should be able to exploit it whilst it lasts.

2001 Textile World (Electronic ed.) 1 Nov. The control of air quality in the mill is critical in producing..high-quality open-end yarn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	open-end
释义	open-endadj. Brit. /ˈəʊp(ə)nˌɛnd/, U.S. /ˈoʊpənˌɛnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., end n. Etymology: < open adj. + end n. Compare earlier open-ended adj. 1. = open-ended adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > open or not enclosed > having an open end open-ended1825 open-end1908 society > education > educational administration > examination > [adjective] > type of examination > type of question forced-choice1944 open-ended1944 open-end1952 1908 Daily Chron. 13 Feb. 6/2 The open-end garden-seated light car..might be trailed as a relief car. 1952 W. J. H. Sprott Social Psychol. vi. 102 The questions..may be ‘open-end’ questions which allow of a more elaborate answer. 1991 A. Blair More Tea at Miss Cranston's viii. 93 I was working closing up the open-end trams..glassing them in. 2001 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 16 June (News section) n12 We have open-end discussions where everyone is free to give their opinion. 2. Finance (originally and chiefly U.S.). Denoting a type of unit trust or fund in which the managers may move investments from one security to another without notifying the unitholders. Also (chiefly British): denoting a type of fund in which there is no fixed number of units. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [adjective] > not predetermined open-ended1923 open-end1931 unstructured1941 society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [adjective] > types of investment trust open-end1931 closed-end1952 no-load1959 tokkin1985 1931 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. ii. 7/5 The so-called open-end trusts, which issue stock only when it is sold. 1940 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Apr. 23/9 Open-end trusts are those in which shares are redeemable at their asset value at any given time. 1953 Economist 21 Feb. 500/1 An open-end trust is in all major respects similar to a flexible unit trust. It holds a portfolio of securities and cash, against which units are issued to the public, and the managers have a wide discretion in their investment policy. 1989 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) 14 Feb. 11/6 The MFS Managed Multi State Bond Trust-N.C. Series has seen about $10 million of new cash flow into the $130 million open-end fund in recent weeks. 2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Global Investing section) 25 The German government is also considering legislation that would give open-end funds more flexibility to invest outside the European Union. 3. Denoting a type of spinning in which slivers or roves are opened or separated into individual fibres by machine and then reassembled into a yarn in one continuous process. Also: of, relating to, or manufacturing this type of spinning. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [adjective] > spinning spinning1637 open-end1972 1972 Sci. Amer. Dec. 55/1 Open-end spinning has been the subject of intense development during the past five years. 1974 Times 22 Mar. 21/1 The demand background is there and with its lead in ‘open end’ and ‘self twist’ machines Stone should be able to exploit it whilst it lasts. 2001 Textile World (Electronic ed.) 1 Nov. The control of air quality in the mill is critical in producing..high-quality open-end yarn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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