Definition of business end, the

business end, the

noun

• the functional end, especially of a tool.

  Watch out for the business end of that scalpel.

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'business':
b school	Definitions include: business school.
business class	Definitions include: so large (or possessing such large buttocks) that one cannot fit in the seats in the coach section of an airplane.
do (one's) business	Definitions include: to urinate or defecate.
EOB	Definitions include: acronym for "end of business", i.e. the end of the business day.
funny business	Definitions include: deception.
give the business	Definitions include: to give sex, have sex.
like nobody's business	Definitions include: an extreme amount.
monkey business	Definitions include: a questionable activity.
MYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business."
NOYB	Definitions include: acronym for "none of your business."
NOYFB	Definitions include: acronym for "none of your fucking business".
srs bsns	Definitions include: "serious business".
srs bzns	Definitions include: "serious business".
stick (one's) nose in other people's business	Definitions include: to interject one's self into another person's affairs.
TCB	Definitions include: acronym for "take care [of] business" or "taking care [of] business".
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Other terms relating to 'end':
*ss-end of space	Definitions include: some location extremely far away.
at (one's) wit's end	Definitions include: extremely aggravated.
at the end of (one's) rope	Definitions include: unable to tolerate any more.
back end	Definitions include: the anus.
be-all end-all, the	Definitions include: the best.
bell end	Definitions include: a foolish person.
dead end	Definitions include: of an activity, an insurmountable obstacle.
end	Definitions include: To kill something, especially murder. "Tony got pissed off at Big Al's bullshit and ended him."
end of	Definitions include: used to express the desire to end a conversation.
end of the line	Definitions include: the last part of something.
ends	Definitions include: money.
EOB	Definitions include: acronym for "end of business", i.e. the end of the business day.
EOD	Definitions include: acronym for "End of Day."
EOF	Definitions include: acronym for "end of file".
EOM	Definitions include: acronym for "end of message".
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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