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end product

American  

noun

  1. the final or resulting product, as of an industry, process of growth, etc..

    Cloth is one of the end products of cotton manufacture.


end product British  

noun

  1. the final result or outcome of a process, series, endeavour, etc, esp in manufacturing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of end product

First recorded in 1935–40

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Juggling the same story in two different formats turned out to benefit each end product.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

“While working at Tesla, I saw the advantage of focusing on a great end product that customers want before you try to bite off more of the scope,” said Mossburg.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

He was as industrious as the others, committed defenders and creating shooting opportunities for himself, even if his end product was lacking.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

The end product is a hulking gray, steel box that holds nine to 12 windings—a total of about 9 miles of copper that would stretch the length of 160 football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

These women spent their days in the steady labors of planting, digging, and pounding manioc, though the dreamy way they moved through that work made it seem entirely separate from any end product.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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