finalize
verb/ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/
/ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/
(British English also finalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they finalize | /ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/ /ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it finalizes | /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple finalized | /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzd/ /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle finalized | /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzd/ /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form finalizing | /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈfaɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- finalize something to complete the last part of a plan, trip, project, etc.
- to finalize your plans/arrangements
- They met to finalize the terms of the treaty.
- to finalize a deal/transaction/sale
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFinalize is used with these nouns as the object:- arrangement
- deal
- design
- …
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