fulfillment

noun

ful·​fill·​ment fu̇(l)-ˈfil-mənt 

also fə(l)-

variants or fulfilment

1

: the act or process of fulfilling

the fulfillment of a promise

the fulfillment of all the requirements

2

: the act or process of delivering a product (such as a publication) to a customer

the fulfillment of a book order

Synonyms of fulfillment

• execution
• implementation
• accomplishment
• perpetration
• achievement
• performance

Examples of fulfillment in a Sentence

her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her

he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment

Recent Examples on the Web

The company acquired Kiva Systems for $775 million in 2012, which introduced mobile robots to its vast fulfillment network. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

The time for the familiar beat, the wish-fulfillment moment, soon arrives. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

This may involve following an order from inception to fulfillment; even a delivery exception or a refund can reveal inherent dependencies that haven’t been explored but will surface during implementation. — Chris Dunn, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

In an August earnings call, Symbotic CEO Rick Cohen said the company’s BreakPack fulfillment technology, which handles and picks individual items, has begun deployment at roughly half of those locations. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fulfillment

• self-fulfillment
• wish fulfillment

Rhymes for fulfillment

• fulfilment