termination
noun/ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/
/ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] (formal) the act of ending something; the end of something
- Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract.
Extra Examples- She sued the company for wrongful termination.
- The landlord gave notice of the termination of tenancy.
- You are required to give the company six weeks' notice of termination of employment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- abrupt
- …
- face
- justify
- permit
- …
- date
- notice of termination
- termination of a contract
- termination of employment
- …
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- [countable] (medical) a medical operation to end a pregnancy at an early stage
- She chose to have an early termination.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- pregnancy
- have
- undergo
- a termination of (a) pregnancy
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.
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