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open-ended

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
When people begin an open-ended discussion or activity, they do not have a particular result, decision, or timespan in mind.
Girls do better on open-ended tasks that require them to think for themselves.
...open-ended questions about what passengers expect of an airline.

open-ended in British English

adjective
1. 
without definite limits, as of duration or amount
an open-ended contract
2. 
denoting a question, esp one on a questionnaire, that cannot be answered "yes", "no", or "don't know"

open-ended in American English

(ˈoʊpənˈɛndɪd)
adjective
1. 
having no set limits as to duration, direction, amount, number, etc.; broad, unlimited, or unrestricted
an open-ended discussion
2. 
open to change; allowing for modifications as things develop
3. 
designating or of a question allowing for a freely formulated answer rather than one made by a choice from among predetermined answers
Derived forms
open-endedness (ˈopen-ˈendedness)
noun

Examples of 'open-ended' in a sentence
open-ended

He thinks there are distinct advantages to investment trusts over open-ended funds, not least the lower fees platforms charge to invest in them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a specific challenge for open-ended funds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Asking open-ended questions that provided scope for a lighthearted exchange.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These include some open-ended funds, exchange traded funds and investment companies.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the years before the financial crisis, open-ended property funds saw a huge inflow of investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
When we did our survey, we also took the time ask some more open-ended questions.
Christianity Today (2000)
The subsequent, more open-ended questions require longer and more complex answers and are worth more points.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Ask open-ended questions, not questions that just require a yes or no answer.
The Sun (2010)
The only truly open-ended task that parties aspire to is the business of government itself: the exercise of power.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Project work might be based on open-ended questions such as: can you beat the lottery and if so how?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Regulators should be asking whether open-ended funds are suitable vehicles to invest in lumpy, illiquid assets such as office blocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Unlike open-ended funds, investment trusts have a fixed pool of funds that is raised in one go and then given to the manager to distribute.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A manager of an open-ended investment fund relies on new cash coming in to make further investments, or they can sell an existing holding.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

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open-ended

British English: open-ended ADJECTIVE
When people begin an open-ended discussion or activity, they do not have a particular result, decision, or timespan in mind.
She does better on open-ended tasks that require her to think for herself.
  • American English: open-ended
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aberta
  • Chinese: 无预期结论的
  • European Spanish: indefinido
  • French: non limité
  • German: unbefristet
  • Italian: libero
  • Japanese: 制限のない
  • Korean: 제한 없는
  • European Portuguese: aberto
  • Latin American Spanish: indefinido
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