termination Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ter`mi*na"tion noun
Etymology
L. terminatio a bounding, fixing, determining: cf. F. terminasion, OF. also termination. See Term.
Definitions
  1. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.
  2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line.
  3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness.
  4. End; conclusion; result. Hallam.
  5. Last purpose of design. R.
  6. A word; a term. R. & Obs. Shak.
  7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.

Webster 1913