adv. 25B6; adverb
the cost will ultimately fall on us : EVENTUALLY, in the end, in the long run, at length, finally, sooner or later, in time, in the fullness of time, when all is said and done, one day, some day, sometime; informal when push comes to shove; Brit. informal at the end of the day.
two ultimately contradictory reasons : FUNDAMENTALLY, basically, primarily, essentially, at heart, deep down.