Termination
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of ending something
"The termination of the agreement"
(2) The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
"I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
(3) Something that results
"He listened for the results on the radio"
(4) A place where something ends or is complete
(5) A coming to an end of a contract period
"The expiry of his driver's license"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
- The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
- An end in time; a conclusion.
- An end in space; an edge or limit.
- An outcome or result.
- The last part of a word; a suffix.
- An induced abortion.
Synonyms
- (process of terminating): concluding, ending, finishing, stoping, terminating
- (state of being termined):
- (end in time): close, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop
- (end in space): border, edge, end, limit, lip, rim, tip
- (outcome): consequence, outcome, result, upshot
- (medical): abortion, induced abortion