finalize

[ fahyn-l-ahyz ]

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verb (used with object),fi·na·lized, fi·na·liz·ing.

to put into final form; complete all the details of.

verb (used without object),fi·na·lized, fi·na·liz·ing.

to complete an agreement; conclude negotiations: We should finalize by the end of the week.

Origin of finalize

First recorded in 1920–25; final + -ize

Also especially British, fi·na·lise .

usage note For finalize

See -ize.

Other words from finalize

fi·na·li·za·tion, noun
fi·na·liz·er, noun
un·fi·na·lized, adjective

Words Nearby finalize

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How to use finalize in a sentence

Two weeks earlier, Candice had finalized her divorce and was a year into her work as CEO of Cincinnati-based Hillman Accelerator.
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Netflix is finalizing a deal to purchase the rights to The Woman in the Window from Disney, Deadline reported yesterday.
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SANDAG rejected that appeal at the same time it finalized the countywide allocations.
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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.
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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.
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She sought to finalize and formalize the split by filing for divorce in Brooklyn.
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Several friends of the couple point out that after more than a year and a half, Shriver has yet to finalize her divorce.
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The DSM V committee will not finalize its new diagnostic criteria until December.
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“The idea is that this can help the process,” by which the DSM task force will finalize its criteria, McPartland said.
A New Definition of Autism Could Exclude Many Now Diagnosed, Expert Says | Casey Schwartz | January 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
They were simply waiting for her to begin menstruating to finalize the ceremony and consummate the marriage.
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"Sometimes I wonder why men ever finalize their status with women," Kennon murmured.
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British Dictionary definitions for finalize

finalize

finalise

/ (ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to put into final form; settle: to finalize plans for the merger
(intr) to complete arrangements or negotiations; reach agreement on a transaction

usage For finalize

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

Derived forms of finalize

finalization or finalisation, noun

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