full stop

American  

noun

1. period.

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full stop British  

noun

1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): period.  the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc

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Etymology

Origin of full stop

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Despite Schjerfbeck’s time in Paris, she seems to have ignored what the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists were doing, but at intervals, early paintings make you come to a full stop.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will be a full stop for a generation of Australian cricketers who have never won an away Ashes and almost certainly for Stokes, who will turn 36 as the series begins.

From BBC

“The only redactions being applied to the documents are those required by law — full stop,” said Deputy Atty.

From Los Angeles Times

Reiner’s seminal film “When Harry Met Sally” is full of them — beginnings and endings, false starts and full stops.

From Salon

Paltrow: I try to never read anything about myself, full stop, ever.

From Los Angeles Times