grand finale

noun

1. the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grand finale¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

As well as the disappointing US box office, the film came fourth in the UK charts, making just £863,078 - less than the Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which has already been in cinemas for a month.

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It hit the number one spot in its first week in Japan and the USA, and was only kept off the top in the UK by Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

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Two beloved cinematic franchises concluded in the last two weeks with “The Conjuring: Last Rites” and “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”

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But the fear cast by the specters of taxation and modernization that continually threaten Downton, including in “The Grand Finale,” are just as terrifying to its residents as any ax-wielding ghost.

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I was among them and I found myself comparing the two, from their titles — “Last Rites” versus “The Grand Finale” — to their final scenes.

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