end user

noun

: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

Examples of end user in a Sentence

Programmers should always keep the end user in mind when designing a new piece of software.
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Supply chain attacks, for instance, can leverage an MSP's broad reach to slipstream malicious code into an application deployed to millions of end users’ browsers or mobile devices. Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 And many end users of buildings—think of companies that lease office space—would be willing to pay a small premium. Justin Worland, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024 There is a debate about who is responsible for Scope 3 emissions: the companies who produce the oil and gas, or the end users. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Together, almost 200 lawsuits allege that everyone from cattlemen to meat wholesalers and distributors to end users like McDonald’s have lost billions of dollars because they were either forced to pay too much for beef or were paid too little for their cattle. Peter Green, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for end user 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of end user was circa 1945

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“End user.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20user. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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