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

One day soon, will smart tech be able to model a brisket stall and calibrate one of these smart smokers to push it through to completion at the press of a button? — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Cavanagh said the company will provide more details on its dividend policy for each company before the completion of the separation. — Elsa Ohlen,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 29 June 2026

In addition, the village will provide an economic development grant award of $40,000 to be paid upon completion of the buildout. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

After reinforcement learning was applied across multiple layers of the system, completion rates increased to 90 percent. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

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