fulfillment

noun

ful·fill·ment | \fu̇(l)-ˈfil-mənt also fə(l)-

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variants: or fulfilment

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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her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment

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And, Seven Stars has agreed to have a bank post a letter of credit of up to $8 million to provide financial security for the fulfillment of its cleanup obligations. — Kathleen Megan, courant.com, "UConn Trustees Approve Sale Of West Hartford Campus to Financial Tech Company," 6 July 2018 The 5,000th car was finished at roughly 5 a.m. Sunday morning, hours after the Saturday midnight cutoff for complete fulfillment of the rate Elon Musk has been promising for well over a year. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Tesla Seems to Have Finally Hit Its Goal of Producing 5,000 Model 3s in a Week," 1 July 2018 More than 50 percent of all sales on the site are conducted via third-party sellers, some of which use Amazon for fulfillment but otherwise operate independent small- to medium-sized businesses. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Supreme Court’s internet sales tax ruling may be a nightmare for small businesses," 22 June 2018 If a winner is unreachable before 1:00pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected from all eligible entries. — Houston Chronicle, "Official Rules: Daily Playbook Newsletter TXSN Ticket Giveaway," 11 May 2018 Description: As his unparalleled racing career winds down, A.J. Foyt still looks for fulfillment. — Connor Grossman, SI.com, "Best of William Nack's Sports Illustrated Stories," 14 Apr. 2018 Packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore in August 2017. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, "Where Rising Inflation Really Hurts," 12 July 2018 Amazon could quickly apply its order-fulfillment and distribution capabilities to pills, which usually don’t need special handling like cold storage. — Joseph Walker, WSJ, "Amazon’s Pharmacy Deal Threatens Retail Drugstores," 29 June 2018 Credit card transactions and order fulfillment are often handled by a third-party processing agent, bank or distribution institution. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego Union-Tribune Terms of Service," 25 June 2018

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