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fi·nal·ize

(fī′nə-līz′)

tr.v. fi·nal·ized, fi·nal·iz·ing, fi·nal·iz·es

To put into final form; complete.

fi′nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

fi′nal·iz′er n.

Usage Note: Decades ago, finalize was widely considered objectionable because of its association with bureaucratic jargon. In a survey conducted in the late 1960s, 90 percent of the Usage Panel found the example finalize plans for a class reunion to be unacceptable; by 1988, the disapproval rate for a similar sentence had dropped to 71 percent. By 1997, only 28 percent objected to the sentence We will send you more information once we finalize plans for the reunion, and the disapproval rate was a mere 15 percent in 2014. Perhaps resistance to finalize has eroded because there is no exact synonym among potential substitutes (complete, conclude, make final, put into final form). Whatever the reason, today the use of finalize is rarely controversial. See Usage Note at prioritize.

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Noun

finalization - the act of finalizing

finalisation

mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action

Translations

dokončenídotažení

godkendelseslutbehandling

véglegesítés

lokafrágangur

sonuçlandırma

finalization

[ˌfaɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → ultimación f, conclusión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

finalization

n → Beendigung f; (of plans, arrangements, details) → endgültige Festlegung; (of deal, negotiations, sale) → endgültiger Abschluss; (of draft) → endgültige Formgebung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

finalization

[ˌfaɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → messa a punto, definizione f, stesura definitiva

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

final

(ˈfainl) adjective

1. the very last. the final chapter of the book.

2. (of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed. The judge's decision is final.

noun

the last part of a competition. The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.

ˈfinally adverb

1. as the last (of many). The soldiers rode past, then came the Royal visitors, and finally the Queen.

2. at last, after a long time. The train finally arrived.

ˈfinalist noun

a person who reaches the final stage in a competition. It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.

fiˈnality (-ˈnӕ-) noun

ˈfinalize, ˈfinalise verb

to make a final decision about plans, arrangements etc. We must finalize the arrangements by Friday.

ˌfinaliˈzation, ˌfinaliˈsation noun

ˈfinals noun plural

the last examinations for a university degree etc. I am sitting/taking my finals in June.

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