end-around

noun [C] US

Definition

› a solution to a problem that avoids the problem rather than dealing with it directly: We're not officially allowed to use outside contractors, so we'll need to do an end-around to bypass that rule. → See also work around

end-around adjective [before noun] › The vehicles cannot be legally imported, but an end-around solution would be to import the parts and assemble them here.

(Definition of end-around noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)