termination

ter·mi·na·tion  (tûrm-nshn)

n.

1. The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.

2.

a. The end of something in time; the conclusion.

b. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.

3. A result; an outcome.

4. Linguistics The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.

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termi·nation·al adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	termination - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" expiration, expiry end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
	2.	termination - a place where something ends or is complete end point, endpoint, terminus end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
	3.	termination - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" final result, outcome, resultant, result conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" denouement - the outcome of a complex sequence of events deal - the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car" decision - the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" decision - (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" aftermath, consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual just deserts, poetic justice - an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) separation - the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) sequel, subsequence - something that follows something else worst - the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
	4.	termination - the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" ending morpheme - minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units postfix, suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word inflectional ending, inflectional suffix - an inflection that is added at the end of a root word
	5.	termination - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" ending, conclusion abort - the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" demonetisation, demonetization - ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics tone ending, release - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. breakup, dissolution - the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) overthrow - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) adjournment, dissolution - the termination of a meeting dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life abolishment, abolition - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" liquidation, settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities drug withdrawal, withdrawal - the termination of drug taking closedown, shutdown, closing, closure - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" extinguishing, quenching, extinction - the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" fade, disappearance - gradually ceasing to be visible abortion - termination of pregnancy defusing, deactivation - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) discontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

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termination

noun 1. ending, end, close, finish, conclusion, wind-up, completion, cessation, expiry, cut-off point, finis, discontinuation << OPPOSITE beginning

noun 2. abortion, ending, discontinuation

Translations

termination [təːmɪˈneɪʃən] n → fin m [of contract] → terminación f;

termination of pregnancy → interrupción f del embarazo

termination [təːmɪˈneɪʃən] n → fin f; cessation f [of contract]; résiliation f;

termination of pregnancy (Med) → interruption f de grossesse

termination [təːmɪˈneɪʃən] terminate n → Beendigung f (= expiry) [of contract] → Ablauf m;

(Med) [of pregnancy] → Abbruch m

termination [təːmɪˈneɪʃən] n → fine f [of contract] → rescissione f;

termination of pregnancy (MED) → interruzione f della gravidanza