Termination

Quick meaning: Termination is a noun meaning The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

Meaning

The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

More Meanings

1. The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
2. An end in time; a conclusion.
3. An end in space; an edge or limit.
4. An outcome or result.
5. (grammar) The last part of a word.
6. (medicine) An induced abortion.
7. (obsolete, rare) A word, a term.

Example Sentences

Women's names were formed in the same way as men's, but with feminine terminations […]

At all terminal stations, where running speeds are low, fixed termination simple catenary equipment has been installed.

She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.

Long indeed did that morning appear to Francesca—the longer as her anxiety was unexpressed; for it certainly does shorten a period of waiting not a little to spend it in talking over its various probabilities of termination, wondering what will happen, while we are consoled by the strong sympathy we excite in the listener.

Word Forms

• terminations

Synonyms for termination

Depending on context, synonyms include discontinuation, stoppage, discharge, dismissal, close, conclusion.

Antonyms for termination

Common opposites include continuation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include expiry, ending, expiration, conclusion, terminated, discontinuation.

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