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

“Period. Full stop, I will fight like hell to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Seema pledges to let go of mistrust even as she declares later that night, "I'm not giving up my career and this person I've worked so hard to become for a man. Full stop."

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2023

"The national outage of telecom services that millions of Canadians experienced in the last few days is unacceptable. Full stop," Canada's industry minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a tweet on Monday.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

"Jamie unconditionally loves and supports his daughter. Full stop," Jamie’s attorneys wrote in the court memorandum obtained by Fox News.

From Fox News • Nov. 2, 2021

Page 157: prëeminent amended to preëminent Page 161: Kispusiania amended to Kispunianania Page 165: Tanqui amended to Tanaqui Page 168: Full stop after "battle array" amended to a comma.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John