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the upshot

 
 
/ˈʌpʃɒt/ noun

Translation

the final result of a discussion or series of events
sonuç, netice, nihai nokta, varılan sonuç
The upshot is that we've decided to move to Sydney.1867
(Definition of the upshot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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