termination

[tur-muh-ney-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of terminating

2. the fact of being terminated.

3. the place or part where anything terminates; bound or limit.

4. an end or extremity; close or conclusion.

5. an issue or result.

6. Grammar.,  a suffix or ending.

7. an ending of employment with a specific employer.

termination

/ ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of terminating or the state of being terminated

2. something that terminates

3. a final result

Other Word Forms

• terminational adjective
• nontermination noun
• unterminational adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of termination¹

1400–50; late Middle English terminacion < Latin terminātiōn- (stem of terminātiō ) decision. See terminate, -ion

Example Sentences

A 23 year old, for instance, who was approved for termination because of type 1 diabetes and vision loss.

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O2 told its customers they had 30 days to leave their contracts without any termination charges - though if their plan included a handset, they would still have to pay that off in full.

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Core Scientific’s board announced the termination of its merger agreement with CoreWeave due to a lack of shareholder approval.

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The terminations were first reported by The Washington Post.

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Anglo American has initiated an arbitration process and is seeking damages for wrongful termination.

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Related Words

• completion 
• expiry 

When To Use

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.