termination
Americannoun
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the act of terminating
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the fact of being terminated.
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the place or part where anything terminates; bound or limit.
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an end or extremity; close or conclusion.
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an issue or result.
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Grammar. a suffix or ending.
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an ending of employment with a specific employer.
noun
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the act of terminating or the state of being terminated
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something that terminates
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a final result
Usage
What does termination mean? Termination is the act of bringing something to an end or the physical end of something.Termination is the noun form of the verb terminate, meaning to bring an end to. It also means to fire someone from a job, and termination is perhaps most commonly used as a way to refer to this process or its result, as in His employment with the company ended in termination. Example: The termination of the program last year hurt the many people who relied on its benefits.
Other Word Forms
- nontermination noun
- terminational adjective
- unterminational adjective
Etymology
Origin of termination
1400–50; late Middle English terminacion < Latin terminātiōn- (stem of terminātiō ) decision. See terminate, -ion
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Regulators have warned claims management companies and law firms involved in motor finance commission claims to make sure consumers do not have multiple representatives for the same claim, and are not charged excessive termination fees.
From BBC
Hutchison can’t appeal a Supreme Court ruling, but it can request clarifications that could delay the formal termination of its operating license.
Hutchison can’t appeal a Supreme Court ruling, but it can request clarifications that could delay the termination of its operating license.
SAP said “large transformational deals” will have cloud revenue ramps in future years, and that termination clauses required by law weighed on cloud backlog growth by 1 percentage point.
From MarketWatch
A change in legislation has also been made to ensure those serving IPP sentences in the community could be more swiftly considered for licence termination, according to the spokesperson.
From BBC
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