realization meaning and definition

REALIZATION noun

Definition of realization (noun)

1. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
   • "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
   • synonyms: realisation, recognition
2. making real or giving the appearance of reality
   • synonyms: actualisation, actualization, realisation
3. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
   • synonyms: realisation
4. a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
   • synonyms: realisation
5. the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
   • synonyms: realisation
6. something that is made real or concrete
   • "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
   • synonyms: fruition, realisation