termination

/,tə:mi'neiʃn/

Thân thiện

The company announced the termination of the project.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of ending something: The action of bringing something to a close or conclusion.
   • The end of a word: The final part of a word, such as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.
   • Something that results; an outcome: The final consequence or product of a process.
   • A place where something ends or is complete: The point or location at which something concludes.
   • A coming to an end of a contract period: The expiry or conclusion of a fixed term, as in a legal agreement or license.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The termination of the agreement was mutually decided. (The act of ending the agreement.)
  • In linguistics, '-ed' is a common termination for past tense verbs. (The end part of a word.)
  • The investigation's termination was a surprising result. (The outcome of the investigation.)
  • The railroad's termination is in a small coastal town. (The place where the railroad ends.)
  • Upon the termination of his lease, he had to move out. (The expiry of the contract period.)

Advanced Usage

• "To bring to a termination": To cause something to end.
  • The negotiations were brought to a swift termination.
• "Without termination": Endlessly; without a defined end.
  • The contract seemed to continue without termination.

Variants and Related Words

• Terminate (verb): To bring to an end.
  • The company decided to terminate the project.
• Terminal (adjective/noun):
  • (Adj.) Relating to or situated at an end.

    • The terminal station is the last stop.
  • (Noun) An end point or a device for data entry/display.

    • Please proceed to the bus terminal.
• Terminator (noun): One who or that which terminates. Often used in specific contexts (e.g., a device, or in fiction).
  • The terminator clause in the contract was activated.

Synonyms

• Conclusion: The end or finish of an event, process, or text.
• Cessation: The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
• Expiry: The end of the period for which something is valid.
• Finale: The last part of a piece of music, a performance, or a public event.

Related Phrases

• "Termination clause": A provision in a contract that specifies the conditions under which the contract may be ended.
  • The termination clause allowed either party to exit with 30 days' notice.
• "Wrongful termination": The act of firing an employee for illegal reasons or in violation of contract terms.
  • He sued his former employer for wrongful termination.

Related Idioms

• "To meet one's termination": (Formal/Literary) To die or come to an end.
  • The old legend says the hero met his termination at the hands of a dragon.
• "A termination point": A definitive end or limit.
  • This decision marks a termination point for our discussions.

Học thuật

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ending
• conclusion
• result
• resultant
• final result
• outcome
• end point
• endpoint
• terminus
• expiration
• expiry