Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "wanda ya ƙare" shine mutum ko ƙungiyar da ta kai matakin ƙarshe na gasa ko takara, don haka yana cikin manyan ƴan takara da ke fafatawa don samun kyauta ko kambu. Ana zabar ’yan wasan karshe ne bayan zagaye da dama na kawarwa ko matakan cancanta, kuma galibi ana gane su don ƙwazonsu ko nasara a fagensu ko rukuninsu. Kalmar “na ƙarshe” na iya amfani da nau’ikan gasa iri-iri, gami da wasanni, gasa ta ilimi, nunin basira, da ƙari.