Definition of fulfillment
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
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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 of fulfillment from the Web
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Those selected to determine a fellow citizen’s guilt or innocence are entrusted with immense responsibility and make personal sacrifices in the fulfillment of this civic duty.
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Tables are covered in products that promise fulfillment.
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Any lasting future lies in the patient fulfillment of three-and-D play.
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But there is also reason to view it as a fulfillment of Mercer’s dark prophecy.
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Marriage, Bishop noted, is today commonly conceived less as a semi-self-sacrificial commitment—forsaking all others—and more as a means to deeper personal fulfillment.
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Wolf said the agency remains committed to meeting this goal, but other government officials say the dramatic slowdown at PF-4 has put fulfillment of that timetable in doubt.
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Amazon has more than 75 fulfillment centers in North America and at least 149 worldwide, Brown said.
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The regional distribution centers — which Amazon calls fulfillment centers — are an important part of the retailer's strategy to speed up delivery amid competition with traditional brick-and-mortar shops and other online sellers.
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First Known Use of fulfillment
circa 1775
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