completion

noun com·ple·tion \ kəm-ˈplē-shən \

Definition of completion

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

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He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.
The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.

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The city in 2008 saw the completion of the first phase of work on Cicero, from just north of 159th Street to 155th Street.

— mike nolan, Daily Southtown, "Cicero spruce-up underway in Oak Forest," 29 Aug. 2017
And the Justice Department’s guidelines say pardon requests shouldn’t be made until five years have passed after the completion of a sentence, or from the sentencing date if no confinement is ordered.

— laurence arnold, Bloomberg.com, "Trump's Possible First Pardon Could Shatter Norms: QuickTake Q&A," 22 Aug. 2017
Less than a year after groundbreaking the price tag jumped to $139 million as designs neared completion.

— joe heim, Washington Post, "D.C.’s vaunted high school for the arts reopens — $100 million over budget," 16 Aug. 2017
His completion percentage (56.2) was diminished by bouts of inaccuracy caused by inconsistent throwing technique.

— tim sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "What if Lamar Jackson is better? | Tim Sullivan," 15 Aug. 2017
Federal officials attributed the increase in case completions to Trump's Jan. 25 executive order dispatching more than 100 immigration judges to immigration jails across the country.

— maria sacchetti, chicagotribune.com, "Deportation orders increase under Trump; fewer migrants prevail in court," 8 Aug. 2017
The northwest corner entrance to the Pershing Square stop is currently closed pending escalator work, a project initially planned for completion in January (the northeast side looks closed, but is accessible behind an imposing yellow wall).

— neal broverman, Los Angeles Magazine, "Angels Flight Deserves a More Uplifting Home," 31 July 2017
The police have opened an investigation and are holding the man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, but charges will not be filed until the completion of a psychological assessment, said Jörg Fröhlich, the Hamburg state prosecutor.

— melissa eddy, New York Times, "Suspect in Hamburg Attack Was Known to German Police," 29 July 2017
On graduation day, the students receive a certificate of completion, and owners of fashion businesses in San Diego will be invited to attend the fashion show to see the skills of our students and to offer them future employment.

— lisa deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Sowing education and empowerment with needle and thread," 29 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of completion

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completion

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Definition of completion for English Language Learners

: the act or process of completing or finishing something : the state of being complete or finished
American football : a forward pass made to a teammate who catches it

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completion

noun com·ple·tion \ kəm-ˈplē-shən \

Definition of completion for Students

:the act or process of making whole or finishing :the condition of being whole or finished

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