fulfillment
Americannoun
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the act or state of fulfilling: to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
to witness the fulfillment of a dream;
to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
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the state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
a vague plan that had no hope of fulfillment.
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the process or business of handling and executing customer orders, as packing, shipping, or processing checks.
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Explanation
Fulfillment is a feeling of happiness and satisfaction. It's also the completion of something, like the fulfillment of a promise. This word has two related meanings. In terms of emotions, fulfillment is a happy, contented feeling. Many people feel fulfillment from being a parent, having a great job, or graduating from school. People often feel fulfillment when something is completed, whether it's a goal or a dream or repair work that you've been waiting on. Which leads to the other meaning of fulfillment — the act of finishing or doing something that was promised.
Vocabulary lists containing fulfillment
Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" Speech
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Bless Me, Ultima
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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Example Sentences
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It is the fulfillment of what my ancestors struggled to secure.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026
"It has brought me immense fulfillment through three successful businesses that provide me with freedom, income and happiness," Barreto, a native of Venezuela who has lived in Florida for 15 years, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Suddenly, they had 1,000 orders—a daunting fulfillment task for two guys who were still assembling, glueing and packaging Bricks themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Amazon also plans to spend on its robotics and fulfillment technology as well as its satellite communications business, known as Project Kuiper.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Maybe it wasn’t a fulfillment of her duty as an Abnegation—maybe it came from a desire to help people like the ones she had left.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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