termination meaning and definition

TERMINATION noun

Definition of termination (noun)

1. a coming to an end of a contract period
   • "the expiry of his driver's license"
   • synonyms: expiration, expiry
2. a place where something ends or is complete
   • synonyms: end point, endpoint, terminus
3. something that results
   • "he listened for the results on the radio"
   • synonyms: final result, outcome, result, resultant
4. the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
   • "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
   • synonyms: ending
5. the act of ending something
   • "the termination of the agreement"
   • synonyms: conclusion, ending