final
adjective
[ ˈfʌɪn(ə)l ]
• coming at the end of a series.
• "the final version of the report was presented"
Similar:
last,
closing,
concluding,
finishing,
end,
ending,
terminating,
terminal,
culminating,
ultimate,
eventual,
endmost,
final
noun
• the last game in a sports tournament or other competition, which will decide the winner of the tournament.
Similar:
decider,
final game/match,
• a series of examinations at the end of a degree course.
• "she was doing her history finals"
• the principal note in a mode.
• the final approach of an aircraft to the runway it will be landing on.
• "the plane piloted by Richards was on finals"
Origin:
Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘conclusive’): from Old French, or from Latin finalis, from finis ‘end’. Compare with finish.
