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ends

ENDZ/ɛndz/

4 meanings of ends

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of end. Use this form when you mean more than one end.

    Tie the two ends of the string together.

    Both ends of the bench were wet from the rain.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of end. Use this form after he, she, it, or a single thing.

    The movie ends with a big surprise.

    Her shift ends at six in the evening.

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  3. 3
    noundialectalMulticultural London Englishplural
    The local area or part of town where someone lives.

    Like saying 'around here' to mean the place where you live.

    He still lives in the same ends as his cousins.

    Kids from our ends all go to one school.

    Similarhood, manor

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  4. 4
    nounslangplural
    Money, especially cash.

    Like the word 'cash' for the money in your pocket.

    He saved up his ends to buy a new bike.

    I don't have enough ends for that game.

    Similarmoney, cash, dough, bread

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ends is a form of end

end, noun: The last part of something, or the point farthest along it, like the end of a road or a stick. Full entry

Forms
endends plural
Spelling
end → ends: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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