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termination

/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

Meaning

  • 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; an ending, a desinence; a suffix.

  • An induced abortion.

  • A word, a term.

  • The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

Synonyms

ending,
abortion,
induced abortion,
border,
edge,
end,
limit,
lip,
rim,
tip,
close,
conclusion,
end,
finale,
finish,
stop,
consequence,
outcome,
result,
upshot,
discharge,
dismissal,
discontinuation,
discontinuation,
stoppage