Termination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a coming to an end of a contract period

a place where something ends or is complete

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌɜːmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌɜːmɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /tˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the expiry of his driver's license
he listened for the results on the radio
I don't like words that have -ism as an ending

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	a coming to an end of a contract period “the expiry of his driver's license”
noun	a place where something ends or is complete
noun	something that results “he listened for the results on the radio”
noun	the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) “I don't like words that have -ism as an ending”
noun	the act of ending something “the termination of the agreement”

Word Forms

expire	verb	lose validity
terminate	verb	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
result	verb	issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
resultant	adjective	following or accompanying as a consequence
end	verb	bring to an end or halt
conclude	verb	bring to a close

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beendigung

das Ende einer Vertragslaufzeit

🇫🇷French

terminaison

l'arrivée à la fin d'une période contractuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

terminación

Llegar al final del período de un contrato.

🇮🇹Italian

terminazione

la conclusione del periodo contrattuale

🇳🇱Dutch

beëindiging

het einde van een contractperiode nadert

🇵🇹Portuguese

rescisão

o fim de um período de contrato

🇷🇺Russian

прекращение

подходит к концу срок действия контракта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समापन

एक अनुबंध अवधि का अंत होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সমাপ্তি

একটি চুক্তির মেয়াদ শেষ হতে আসছে

🇮🇳Tamil

முடித்தல்

ஒரு ஒப்பந்த காலம் முடிவடைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రద్దు

ఒక ఒప్పంద కాలం ముగియనుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

समाप्ती

कराराचा कालावधी संपत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાપ્તિ

કરાર અવધિના અંતમાં આવી રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದದ ಅವಧಿಯ ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവസാനിപ്പിക്കൽ

ഒരു കരാർ കാലയളവ് അവസാനിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਪਤੀ

ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ 'ਤੇ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

برطرفی

معاہدہ کی مدت کے اختتام پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

终止

合同期即将结束

🇯🇵Japanese

終了

契約期間の終了が近づいていること

🇰🇷Korean

종료

계약 기간이 끝나가는 중

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chấm dứt

sắp kết thúc thời hạn hợp đồng

🇹🇭Thai

การเลิกจ้าง

การสิ้นสุดระยะเวลาสัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghentian

mendekati berakhirnya masa kontrak

🇵🇭Filipino

pagwawakas

isang pagdating sa pagtatapos ng panahon ng kontrata

🇲🇾Malay

penamatan

berakhirnya tempoh kontrak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإنهاء

الوصول إلى نهاية مدة العقد

🇮🇷Persian

فسخ

پایان دوره قرارداد

🇹🇷Turkish

fesih

sözleşme süresinin sonuna yaklaşılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִיוּם

סיום תקופת חוזה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'termination'?

The primary meaning of 'termination' is 'a coming to an end of a contract period'.

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Using 'termination' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'termination' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'termination' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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