termination
the act of terminating
the fact of being terminated.
the place or part where anything terminates; bound or limit.
an end or extremity; close or conclusion.
an issue or result.
Grammar. a suffix or ending.
an ending of employment with a specific employer.
Origin of termination
1Other words from termination
- ter·mi·na·tion·al, adjective
- non·ter·mi·na·tion, noun
- un·ter·mi·na·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby termination
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How to use termination in a sentence
Wright has filed a civil lawsuit alleging wrongful termination.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut she expressed no regrets mainly because of her concerns about how much her fetus suffered before termination.
I remembered the usual termination of Platonic liaisons, and thought how disgusted I had been whenever I heard of one.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"He's too good for MSNBC," Coulter emailed The Daily Beast after Baldwin's termination.
Heads Roll in TV Land: Lara Logan & Alec Baldwin Punished | Lloyd Grove | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was it: An impending termination of the oppression and hardship that comprised so many of our Arab landscapes.
Defeating the Arab Spring Syndrome of Self-Defeat | Talal Alyan | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensThis information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterWars in India and China, brought gloriously to an advantageous termination.
By some of the best historical writers, the commencement and termination are variously stated.
As the names are now, I do not see anything purely Scandinavian in them, except the termination -by.
British Dictionary definitions for termination
/ (ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən) /
the act of terminating or the state of being terminated
something that terminates
a final result
Derived forms of termination
- terminational, adjective
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