endgame

British  

/ ˈɛndˌɡeɪm /

noun

1. Also called: ending.  the closing stage of a game of chess, in which only a few pieces are left on the board

2. the closing stage of any of certain other games

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Example Sentences

"If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action," the president replied, saying his endgame in Iran was "to win".

From BBC

Mr. Gaines might have afforded his endgame a bit more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The market is witnessing the endgame of the cable TV era,” the Bank of America analysts wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

But he also said something that has a deep relevance to the endgame in this group.

From BBC

Ben Hockett, the only one of the three who had worked inside a big Wall Street firm, also tended to travel very quickly in his mind to some catastrophic endgame.

From Literature