| 释义 |
open-end
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: organized, formulated, or constituted to contain possibilities for various contingencies whether unspecified, merely inferable, or definitely stated: as
a. : permitting additional debt to be incurred under the original indenture subject to specified conditions
< an open-end bond issue >
— compare open-end mortgage
b. : offering for sale or having issued outstanding capital shares redeemable on demand usually at liquidating value or at a slight discount
< an open-end investment company >
— opposed to closed-end
c. : calling for the filling by a particular contractor of all government needs for a specific product during a specified period
< an open-end contract >
d. : having blank spaces for the insertion of commercials
< open-end transcription for a new TV program >
e. usually open-ended \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ : having no fixed set of alternative replies and permitting spontaneous and unguided responses for expression (as of attitudes, opinions, and intent)
< an open-ended question >
< open-ended interview > |