Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US black) money; living expenses.

1954		‘“Hipster” Rev. Dict.’ Mad mag. Oct. 20: money – ends.
1960		C. Cooper Jr Scene (1996) 62: His woman is making some ends for him [...] business must be good.
1971		E.E. Landy Underground Dict. (1972).
1983		N. Heard House of Slammers 5: I thought you was spoze t’cop some ends soon.
1999		J. Ridley Everybody Smokes in Hell 37: Why’s a young brother with ends gotta be a rapper?
2002		Z-Ro ‘Still in the Hood’ 🎵 My ends, my paper, my moola, my fetty.
2004		Skinnyman ‘Life in My Rhymes’ 🎵 I done been through it all just to get those ends.
2011		Everlast ‘Gone For Good’ 🎵 Got a couple nice hustles that’ll get you some ends.

2. see end n. (3b)