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View synonyms for finalize

finalize

[ fahyn-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, fi·na·lized, fi·na·liz·ing.
  1. to put into final form; complete all the details of.


verb (used without object)

, fi·na·lized, fi·na·liz·ing.
  1. to complete an agreement; conclude negotiations:

    We should finalize by the end of the week.

finalize

/ ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to put into final form; settle

    to finalize plans for the merger

  2. intr to complete arrangements or negotiations; reach agreement on a transaction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Usage

Although finalize has been in widespread use for some time, many speakers and writers still prefer to use complete, conclude , or make final , esp in formal contexts
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Spelling Note

See -ize.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌfinaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • fina·li·zation noun
  • fina·lizer noun
  • un·fina·lized adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of finalize1

First recorded in 1920–25; final + -ize
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Example Sentences

Two weeks earlier, Candice had finalized her divorce and was a year into her work as CEO of Cincinnati-based Hillman Accelerator.

From Ozy

Netflix is finalizing a deal to purchase the rights to The Woman in the Window from Disney, Deadline reported yesterday.

From Quartz

SANDAG rejected that appeal at the same time it finalized the countywide allocations.

The City Council has until the end of the month to finalize which measures will appear on the November ballot, but we can already say that voters won’t have to weigh in on one potential measure this year.

Before finalizing each article, Thesis ensured it earned an A-grade or better in the Clearscope optimization tool, and that attention to detail paid off.

She sought to finalize and formalize the split by filing for divorce in Brooklyn.

Several friends of the couple point out that after more than a year and a half, Shriver has yet to finalize her divorce.

The DSM V committee will not finalize its new diagnostic criteria until December.

“The idea is that this can help the process,” by which the DSM task force will finalize its criteria, McPartland said.

They were simply waiting for her to begin menstruating to finalize the ceremony and consummate the marriage.

"Sometimes I wonder why men ever finalize their status with women," Kennon murmured.

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