completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən 

1

: the act or process of completing

his completion of graduate school

2

: the quality or state of being complete

Her second novel is near completion.

3

: a completed forward pass in football

Examples of completion in a Sentence

He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.

The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.

Recent Examples on the Web

Hill presented the board with two options Tuesday for how to rezone students to the new facility upon its completion. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025

Blessing said 125 to 175 full-time permanent jobs were anticipated at the sites upon completion. —Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

The simultaneous announcements signal a broader industry shift toward leveraging AI agents to handle everything from product discovery to payment completion. —Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 May 2025

About a month removed from his epic completion of the career grand slam, Rory McIlroy begins a new phase of his career this week. —Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin complētiōn-, complētiō, from Latin complēre "to fill, make up, carry to completion" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at complete entry 1

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing completion

• near completion

Rhymes for completion

• accretion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion

Kids Definition

completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən 

: the act or process of completing : the state of being complete

a job near completion