ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: up (II) + shot
1.
a. : a final shot in an archery match
b. : the best shot up to the moment in an archery match
2.
a. : the final result (as of a series or group of actions or events) : outcome
the upshot of all this has been a growth of hostility — Sidney Hook
in the upshot his ideal white man's country … has been overtaken by the march of world events — W.M.Macmillan
b. : the conclusion reached in a reasoning process (as a discussion or an analysis : gist , essence
the upshot of the argument
the upshot of these paragraphs — A.L.Kroeber
c. archaic : limit
Synonyms: see effect