back end

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noun

Northern English dialect autumn

adjective back-end

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

Words nearby back end

back door, back down, back electromotive force, back emf, back emission, back end, back float, back focus, back foot, back formation, back forty

Word Origin for back end

from the phrase the back end of the year

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Examples from the Web for back end

Back-end, that portion of the year which commences with October.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
"You can't pump water round the back-end," said the engineer.
Thrice Armed|Harold Bindloss
She went ben; and at that very moment, through the bit window in the back-end of the house, there came a ray of light.
The Right Stuff|Ian Hay
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

The nights begin to be sharp with frost towards the back-end of the year, for all the days are sunny and warm at times.
A Book of Quaker Saints|Lucy Violet Hodgkin