termination

Pronunciation: /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a coming to an end of a contract period
  2. noun a place where something ends or is complete
  3. noun something that results

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).

In classic literature

Synonyms

expiration, expiry

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
end

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