by-end

noun

A private end or ambition; a secret purpose or design; hidden agenda.

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Meanings

nounby-end (plural by-ends)

plural by-ends

  1. A private end or ambition; a secret purpose or design; hidden agenda.
  2. An incidental or subsidiary aim or objective.

Origin

From by- + end.

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APA

by-end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-end

MLA

“by-end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-end. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by-end,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-end.

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