termination
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1 ending a process or agreement (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Formalthe act of ending something or the state of being finished.
the act of bringing something to a conclusion or the state of being terminated; frequently used in legal and contractual contexts.
ExampleThe contract includes a clause for early termination if the work is not finished on time.
ExampleThe sudden termination of the trade agreement sent shockwaves through the local economy, forcing many small businesses to seek alternative suppliers immediately.
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2 firing an employee (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Formalthe act of making someone leave their job.
the act of ending an employee's period of employment, whether voluntary or involuntary.
ExampleHe received a letter of termination after failing to meet his sales targets.
ExampleHuman Resources handled the termination with professional discretion, ensuring all severance protocols were followed according to the employee's original contract.
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3 abortion (n.) C1 Advanced Formal Technical Medicinea medical operation to end a pregnancy.
the medical procedure of induced abortion.
ExampleShe went to the clinic to discuss the termination of her pregnancy.
ExampleThe patient requested a medical termination after the screening revealed severe genetic abnormalities that would prevent the foetus from surviving until birth.
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4 word ending (n.) C2 Proficiency Academic Technical Sciencethe last part of a word, like a suffix.
the final part of a word, especially an inflectional or derivational suffix.
ExampleIn Latin, the termination of a noun tells you its role in the sentence.
ExampleThe linguist noted that the specific termination used in this dialect differs significantly from the standard grammatical rules of the mainland.
UsageIn linguistics, this refers specifically to the morphological ending of a word.
Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).
- Nounextermination
- Nountermination