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final result

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Definitions of final result
  1. noun
    something that results
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    types:
    denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
    deal
    the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
    decision
    the outcome of a game or contest
    decision
    (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
    aftermath, consequence
    the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
    just deserts, poetic justice
    an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
    separation
    the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
    sequel, subsequence
    something that follows something else
    worst
    the least favorable outcome
    fair deal, square deal
    fair treatment
    raw deal
    unfair treatment
    split decision
    a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
    corollary
    a practical consequence that follows naturally
    comeupance, comeuppance, deserts
    an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
    fruit
    the consequence of some effort or action
    sequella
    a secondary consequence
    train
    a series of consequences wrought by an event
    payoff, reward, wages
    a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
    type of:
    conclusion, ending, finish
    event whose occurrence ends something
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