termination
Americannoun
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the act of terminating
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the fact of being terminated.
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the place or part where anything terminates; bound or limit.
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an end or extremity; close or conclusion.
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an issue or result.
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Grammar. a suffix or ending.
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an ending of employment with a specific employer.
noun
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the act of terminating or the state of being terminated
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something that terminates
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a final result
Usage
What does termination mean? Termination is the act of bringing something to an end or the physical end of something.Termination is the noun form of the verb terminate, meaning to bring an end to. It also means to fire someone from a job, and termination is perhaps most commonly used as a way to refer to this process or its result, as in His employment with the company ended in termination. Example: The termination of the program last year hurt the many people who relied on its benefits.
Other Word Forms
- nontermination noun
- terminational adjective
- unterminational adjective
Etymology
Origin of termination
1400–50; late Middle English terminacion < Latin terminātiōn- (stem of terminātiō ) decision. See terminate, -ion
Example Sentences
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In addition to raising the price to $31 a share, Paramount increased its regulatory termination fee to $7 billion and accelerated the ticking fee to start after Sept. 30 rather than next year.
"It concluded with the mutual understanding that we will continue to engage in a more detailed manner on matters that are essential to any deal -- including sanctions termination and nuclear-related steps," he wrote.
From Barron's
The offer also includes an increased $7 billion termination fee that Paramount would pay if the transaction failed to close due to regulatory concerns.
Paramount reaffirmed that it would cover the $2.8 billion termination fee that Warner would owe Netflix if Warner abandoned its deal with the streamer.
From Los Angeles Times
Warner reopened talks after Paramount amended its takeover bid, agreeing to pay the $2.8 billion termination fee Warner would owe Netflix if that deal collapsed.
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