business endn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪznᵻs ˌɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈbɪznᵻs ˌɛnd/,

/ˈbɪznᵻz ˌɛnd/

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

Etymology: < business n. + end n.

Originally U.S.

1. The part of a day, or aspect or facet of an activity, that relates to business.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > portion of day allotted to work

day1637

working hour1698

work hour1786

business day1796

working day1796

business end1828

eight hours1845

core time1972

1828 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 12 Mar. The practical result..was to take off an hour from the business end of the day, and add it to the dinner end.

1853 M. S. Hubbell Shady Side xxiii. 158 They relied on him to carry forward the religious end of the enterprise. The business end,—the heavier,—they were willing to carry themselves.

1913 Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers 18 145 The really successful engineer or architect is more of a business man than the designer; his time is taken up with the business end of the organization, the administration features.

1977 S. Kostof Architect 13 There is no good to assume, as some scholars have done, that one member of the team attended to the artistic end of the project and the other the business end.

2009 C. Wenger Tycoon's Perfect Match vi. 92 Whenever I was around, I gravitated to keeping the books, ordering supplies, running the business end.

2. The end of a city, road, etc., that is given over chiefly to business premises; a main or important business district.

ΚΠ

1836 I. D. Rupp Geogr. Catechism Pennsylvania 238 The construction of the Ohio Grand canal through it [sc. the town of Chillicothe], has given new life and activity to its business end improvements.

1841 E. R. Steele Summer Journey in West iv. 42 We stopped at a small stage house in the lower and business end of the town.

1853 U.S. Rev. Sept. 235 We now come to the business end of Broadway, and the word dollars is sure to catch our ears whenever two gentlemen pass us in conversation.

1902 T. L. Cuyler Recoll. Long Life xiii. 171 On a very warm Sabbath evening I went into the business end of London to the ‘Weigh House Chapel’ and heard Dr. Thomas Binney.

2005 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. 1 This was historically the ‘business’ end of the town with its Severn trade, warehouses and boatmen busy with cargoes coming up from Bristol.

3. colloquial.

a. The operative or functional end or part of something, esp. a tool or weapon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [noun] > one who or that which > operative part

business part1778

business end1840

business edge1884

1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 406/2 You find yourself at so great a distance from the Speaker's, or business end of the House, that you cannot distinctly recognise the features of a single Member.

1872 Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler 19 Sept. 1 Two things in the world that are not safe to trifle with: woman's opinion and the business end of a wasp.

1885 Daily Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) 10 Sept. 4/1 No angry hornets pierce with business end The small boy's cuticle, hushed is his yell.

1936 ‘R. Crompton’ Sweet William ix. 227 The business end of a geometrical compass was jabbed into Douglas's arm.

1955 Sci. Amer. Sept. 197/1 The business end of the coronagraph is the quartz polarizing monochromator.

1962 Sunday Express 25 Feb. 16/2 The business end of a rifle barrel.

2010 F. Koller Spark ii. 42 The ‘innershield nozzle 6’..sits on the business end of a variety of arc welding guns.

b. In extended use: the important, essential, or decisive part of an operation, process, period of time, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important > part

headeOE

main1481

chiefty1552

main1567

principality1567

heart1584

the main of alla1591

main1595

masterpiece1612

stress1633

staple1826

node1860

staff and staple1869

meat1886

crux1888

business end1890

spear-head1929

1890 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 11 Oct. 4/4 After disposing of the resolutions, which were the ‘business end’ of the report of the Walker committee, the board returned to the consideration of the report proper.

1900 Chicago Tribune 12 Oct. 4/3 At the business end of the race May was leading her field the same way the caboose leads a freight train.

1969 Washington Post 12 Jan. c11/2 There is also a Ski-Doo, a Ski-Daddler and even a Diable Rouge—and they are the business end of snowmobiling.

2010 K. Livingstone Healthy Intelligent Training (ed. 2) 134 Barry Magee says that Snell's long runs during the business end of his track season were slow and restorative.

4. An aim or goal that relates to business. Frequently in plural.

ΚΠ

1854 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 483 All material, commercial, and business ends would be answered by the treaty.

1867 Watson's Art Jrnl. 7 216/2 An unqualified falsehood, trumped up to serve a questionable business end.

1912 Year Bk. N.Y. Southern Soc. 1912–13 34 The most efficient and effective methods to accomplish, successfully, its business ends.

2010 R. F. Lewis in D. C. Ogden & J. N. Rosen Fame to Infamy 80 Those parental religious influences enabled Rickey to adopt a moral approach in his public demeanor and use it skilfully to achieve his business ends for most of his career.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	business end
释义	business endn. Brit. /ˈbɪznᵻs ˌɛnd/, U.S. /ˈbɪznᵻs ˌɛnd/, /ˈbɪznᵻz ˌɛnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: business n., end n. Etymology: < business n. + end n. Originally U.S. 1. The part of a day, or aspect or facet of an activity, that relates to business. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > portion of day allotted to work day1637 working hour1698 work hour1786 business day1796 working day1796 business end1828 eight hours1845 core time1972 1828 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 12 Mar. The practical result..was to take off an hour from the business end of the day, and add it to the dinner end. 1853 M. S. Hubbell Shady Side xxiii. 158 They relied on him to carry forward the religious end of the enterprise. The business end,—the heavier,—they were willing to carry themselves. 1913 Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers 18 145 The really successful engineer or architect is more of a business man than the designer; his time is taken up with the business end of the organization, the administration features. 1977 S. Kostof Architect 13 There is no good to assume, as some scholars have done, that one member of the team attended to the artistic end of the project and the other the business end. 2009 C. Wenger Tycoon's Perfect Match vi. 92 Whenever I was around, I gravitated to keeping the books, ordering supplies, running the business end. 2. The end of a city, road, etc., that is given over chiefly to business premises; a main or important business district. ΚΠ 1836 I. D. Rupp Geogr. Catechism Pennsylvania 238 The construction of the Ohio Grand canal through it [sc. the town of Chillicothe], has given new life and activity to its business end improvements. 1841 E. R. Steele Summer Journey in West iv. 42 We stopped at a small stage house in the lower and business end of the town. 1853 U.S. Rev. Sept. 235 We now come to the business end of Broadway, and the word dollars is sure to catch our ears whenever two gentlemen pass us in conversation. 1902 T. L. Cuyler Recoll. Long Life xiii. 171 On a very warm Sabbath evening I went into the business end of London to the ‘Weigh House Chapel’ and heard Dr. Thomas Binney. 2005 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. 1 This was historically the ‘business’ end of the town with its Severn trade, warehouses and boatmen busy with cargoes coming up from Bristol. 3. colloquial. a. The operative or functional end or part of something, esp. a tool or weapon. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [noun] > one who or that which > operative part business part1778 business end1840 business edge1884 1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 406/2 You find yourself at so great a distance from the Speaker's, or business end of the House, that you cannot distinctly recognise the features of a single Member. 1872 Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler 19 Sept. 1 Two things in the world that are not safe to trifle with: woman's opinion and the business end of a wasp. 1885 Daily Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) 10 Sept. 4/1 No angry hornets pierce with business end The small boy's cuticle, hushed is his yell. 1936 ‘R. Crompton’ Sweet William ix. 227 The business end of a geometrical compass was jabbed into Douglas's arm. 1955 Sci. Amer. Sept. 197/1 The business end of the coronagraph is the quartz polarizing monochromator. 1962 Sunday Express 25 Feb. 16/2 The business end of a rifle barrel. 2010 F. Koller Spark ii. 42 The ‘innershield nozzle 6’..sits on the business end of a variety of arc welding guns. b. In extended use: the important, essential, or decisive part of an operation, process, period of time, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important > part headeOE main1481 chiefty1552 main1567 principality1567 heart1584 the main of alla1591 main1595 masterpiece1612 stress1633 staple1826 node1860 staff and staple1869 meat1886 crux1888 business end1890 spear-head1929 1890 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 11 Oct. 4/4 After disposing of the resolutions, which were the ‘business end’ of the report of the Walker committee, the board returned to the consideration of the report proper. 1900 Chicago Tribune 12 Oct. 4/3 At the business end of the race May was leading her field the same way the caboose leads a freight train. 1969 Washington Post 12 Jan. c11/2 There is also a Ski-Doo, a Ski-Daddler and even a Diable Rouge—and they are the business end of snowmobiling. 2010 K. Livingstone Healthy Intelligent Training (ed. 2) 134 Barry Magee says that Snell's long runs during the business end of his track season were slow and restorative. 4. An aim or goal that relates to business. Frequently in plural. ΚΠ 1854 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 483 All material, commercial, and business ends would be answered by the treaty. 1867 Watson's Art Jrnl. 7 216/2 An unqualified falsehood, trumped up to serve a questionable business end. 1912 Year Bk. N.Y. Southern Soc. 1912–13 34 The most efficient and effective methods to accomplish, successfully, its business ends. 2010 R. F. Lewis in D. C. Ogden & J. N. Rosen Fame to Infamy 80 Those parental religious influences enabled Rickey to adopt a moral approach in his public demeanor and use it skilfully to achieve his business ends for most of his career. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828
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