the upshot
the final result
TRANSLATION
der Ausgang, das Ergebnis, das Fazit
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In order to avoid the laws which stopped businesses from owning property out of state, John D. Rockefeller incorporated his oil business and created a complex holding company (or trust) called Standard Oil.
Rockefeller's trust, which came to dominate every aspect of the oil industry from production and refining to shipping and barrel making, bankrupted his competitors and turned public opinion against him. Despite Rockefeller's protests that his business methods, common practice at the time, had led to lower oil prices, by 1911 antitrust suits (kartellfeindliche Prozesse) had dissolved Standard Oil into dozens of smaller companies.
The ironic UPSHOT? The value of his holdings rose so much on the open market that Rockefeller, already retired, became America's first billionaire.
Rockefeller's trust, which came to dominate every aspect of the oil industry from production and refining to shipping and barrel making, bankrupted his competitors and turned public opinion against him. Despite Rockefeller's protests that his business methods, common practice at the time, had led to lower oil prices, by 1911 antitrust suits (kartellfeindliche Prozesse) had dissolved Standard Oil into dozens of smaller companies.
The ironic UPSHOT? The value of his holdings rose so much on the open market that Rockefeller, already retired, became America's first billionaire.
Did you
know?
"Upshot" has been around quite a long time -- more than four centuries, in fact. The first recorded usage of "upshot" is in 1531, and its original meaning goes back to 16th century England.
An "upshot" was the last shot in an archery competition, often the deciding shot. "Upshot" quickly came into use as a metaphor meaning the end or conclusion of a process, and in the sense of "final result" has been common since the early 19th century.
Today "upshot" carries the connotation of "the bottom line," an honest appraisal of results without illusions.
from Evan Morris
Use a phrase like this today:
"Sorry Bob, I’m pressed for time... what’s the upshot?"
An "upshot" was the last shot in an archery competition, often the deciding shot. "Upshot" quickly came into use as a metaphor meaning the end or conclusion of a process, and in the sense of "final result" has been common since the early 19th century.
Today "upshot" carries the connotation of "the bottom line," an honest appraisal of results without illusions.
from Evan Morris
Use a phrase like this today:
"Sorry Bob, I’m pressed for time... what’s the upshot?"
