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back end

noun

Northern English dialect autumn

adjective back-end

(of money, costs, etc) required or incurred after a project has been completed

Word Origin for back end

from the phrase the back end of the year
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Related Words for back end

tail, rear, bottom, backside, back, butt, reverse, stern, posterior, extremity, hind, tailpiece, hindquarters, buttocks, end, rearward, behind, seat, rump, tush

Examples from the Web for back end

Historical Examples of back end

  • Back-end, that portion of the year which commences with October.

    The Slang Dictionary

    John Camden Hotten

  • "There'll be a good bit of money to come in this back-end," she said.

    The Root of All Evil

    J. S. Fletcher

  • "You can't pump water round the back-end," said the engineer.

    Thrice Armed

    Harold Bindloss

  • We drap awa' like the leaves in the back-end, Maister Weelum—ay, juist like leaves nippit wi' the frost.

    Betty Grier

    Joseph Waugh

  • It is no surprise to me who have commanded a body of clansmen for a fortnight in the back-end of a retreat.

    The Yeoman Adventurer

    George W. Gough