termination
noun
[ təːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated.
• "the termination of a contract"
Similar:
ending,
end,
closing,
close,
conclusion,
finish,
stop,
stopping,
stoppage,
winding up,
discontinuance,
discontinuation,
breaking off,
cessation,
cutting short,
cancellation,
dissolution,
cesser,
lapse,
wind-up,
• a word's final syllable or letters or letter, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation.
• an ending or result of a specified kind.
• "a good result and a happy termination"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n- ), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.
