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.
Other Word Forms
- prefulfillment noun
- superfulfillment noun
Etymology
Origin of fulfillment
Example Sentences
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Bridges said at the time that he would “continue to lift my former partner up in prayer, wishing them joy and fulfillment in the chapters ahead.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The Amazon surcharge will be calculated on fulfillment fees, not on the sale price of items.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
It added that the adoption of artificial intelligence, as well as a new automated fulfillment center in Houston, would help pad profit margins.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
While it’s unclear the extent to which automation could impact jobs in those industries, tech and e-commerce fulfillment companies have been applying that technology in warehouses for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Motecuhzoma, according to many scholarly texts, believed that Cortes was the god-hero Quetzalcoatl returning home, in fulfillment of a prophecy.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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