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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

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RELATED WORDS

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

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Word Origin for back end

from the phrase the back end of the year
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