business end

Language: en

Meaning: Thepartof aday,event, orplace(such as acityordistrict)usedforbusinessactivities.Hyponym:business district1836, I[srael]Daniel Rupp, “Ohio”, inThe Geographical Catechism of Pennsylvania, and the Western States;[…], Harrisburg, Pa.:John Winebrenner,[…],→OCLC,page238:The improvements of the town have been nearly stationary for several years past; but the construction of the Ohio Grand canal through it, has given new life and activity to itsbusiness endimprovements.1853, [Martha Stone Hubbell], chapter XXIII, inThe Shady Side; or, Life in a Country Parsonage[…], Boston, Mass.:John P[unchard] Jewett and Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington; London:Low and Company,→OCLC,page155:The place had risen so rapidly in the hands of its founders, as to make their heads a little unsteady.[…]Their minister was a popular man, and they relied on him to carry forward thereligiousend of the enterprise. Thebusinessend,—the heavier,—they were willing to carry themselves.; (idiomatic)The part of anobject(chiefly atoolorweapon) that isphysicallyused for itsoperation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it isheld.staring down thebusiness endof a [calibre of pistol here]Thebusiness endof a hammer is known as the head.1840June, “[Political Register.]The House of Commons and Its Committees: No. I.”, inWilliam Tait,Christian Isobel Johnstone, editors,Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume VII, number LXXVIII, Edinburgh: William Tait,[…]; London:Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.; Dublin: John Cumming,→OCLC,page406, column 2:Indeed, it[the Speaker's Gallery]is universally agreed to be a place of a very disagreeable description, though certainly preferable to that in which "Strangers" are placed. You find yourself at so great a distance from the Speaker's, orbusiness endof the House, that you cannot distinctly recognise the features of a single Member.1962April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, inModern Railways, Shepperton, Surrey:Ian Allan Publishing,→ISSN,→OCLC, page268:Speed by now was now down to 25 m.p.h., but that universal tool, the insulated screwdriver, with itsbusiness endgingerly applied to the relay coil, enabled us to keep going as far as Grantham, where a more permanent remedy could be effected.2015October 2,Clutch, “A Quick Death in Texas”, inPsychic Warfare, performed by Clutch,[United States]:Weathermaker Music,→OCLC:The preacher stood up from his table, in his right hand he held a bible (hey-hey) / And in his left, thebusiness endof a Winchester rifle(by extension)The part of an activity,period of time, etc., which is mostimportantandproducesthesignificantresult.1973,Lyall Watson, “The Physics of Life: Life Fields/Brain Waves/Resonance/Biophysics”, inSupernature, New York, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday,→ISBN, part 1 (Cosmos),page102:There is even an example of convergent evolution at a molecular level in two enzymes, one from soil bacteria and the other from man, which have exactly the same patterns of amino acids at the "business ends."2018July 7,Phil McNulty, “FIFA World Cup – Quarter-final:Sweden0 – 2England”, inBBC Sport‎[1], archived fromthe originalon18 December 2023:On this day, with expectation rising and the unmistakable feeling around this sweeping Samara Stadium that the World Cup is really reaching thebusiness end, England delivered.

Examples:

EN: Your partner says he's the business end. I'm willing to talk to him.
ES: Su compañero dice para los negocios hable sólo con él.
EN: Well, somebody's gotta worry about the business end of this business.
ES: Alguien tiene que preocuparse de los negocios.
EN: I didn't want to find lead from the business end of a killer's gun.
ES: No quería encontrarme con el plomo del arma de algún asesino.
EN: I've never interfered with the business end.
ES: ...nunca me he inmiscuido en tus decisiones...
EN: Want me to handle the business end?
ES: ¿Quieres que me encargue finalmente del negocio?
EN: I'll be printer, and handle the business end.
ES: Yo seré el impresor y dirigiré el negocio.
EN: The great lover goes past me so fast to keep clear of the business end of me boot... that he goes ass over tip on pavement.
ES: El gran amante se marcho tan rápido que casi no me dió tiempo a que le alcanzara mi patada ¡Yse cayó de morros sobre la acera!
EN: Than you'd handle the business end of a branding iron. I'm gonna brand a calf this roundup.
ES: En este rodeo marcaré el ganado.
EN: Let me worry about the business end.
ES: Yo me encargo de ese asunto.
EN: You should have taught me the business end of the business.
ES: Deberías haberme enseñado el final del negocio.
EN: I'm paying more tax and losing business end of the fished
ES: Pago más impuestos, pierdo encargos por no poder cumplidos.
EN: Be nice and friendly but stay away from the business end.
ES: Sé agradable, pero no te metas en la parte de los negocios.
EN: Course, I'm only the business end. It's your say-so.
ES: Yo sólo llevo las finanzas.
EN: Just as I was about to her daddy happened by... and gave me the word, and the business end of a shovel.
ES: Cuando estuve decidido su padre pasó por ahí... y me pegó unos cuantos gritos mientras me atizaba con una pala.
EN: No, he's apparently interested only in the business end of medicine.
ES: No, parece que solo le interesa la parte lucrativa de la medicina.

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