fulfillment

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

variants: or fulfilment

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

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

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

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And as her company’s blank logo suggests, that fulfillment can take any shape.

— horacio salinas, Allure, "The Surprising Placebo Effect of a Luxury Beauty Product's High Price Tags and Fancy Packaging," 25 Aug. 2017
The other four fulfillment centers are in California, Maryland, Ohio and Texas.

— sarah hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Kohl's rethinks its store concept to be 'operationally smaller'," 22 Aug. 2017
We couldn’t have asked for a better fulfillment of our mission, which was to bring contemporary art to a wide audience.

— julia herbst, Los Angeles Magazine, "11 Women Who Are Making L.A. a Better Place," 17 Aug. 2017
Any fulfillment of that promise, still, can only come gradually.

— rob mahoney, SI.com, "The Sixers Are Finally Seen as a Team of Consequence," 12 Aug. 2017
There's no money in running an all-ages venue in a college town that has no alcohol revenue, so the fulfillment comes from the successes of these bands that move on from here.

— colin stutz, Billboard, "The Moth & The Flame Frontman Donates Kidney to Save His Hometown All-Ages Venue, And Its Owner," 10 Aug. 2017
The e-commerce company offers unusually generous incentives (e.g. paying for employees’ kids’ college tuition) to workers in its fulfillment centers.

— alistair barr, Bloomberg.com, "Lessons From the Previous Generation's Flying Car Frenzy," 8 Aug. 2017
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.

— Cincinnati.com, "Column: The importance of jury service," 19 July 2017
Tables are covered in products that promise fulfillment.

— jessica ravitz, CNN, "The guru's gift: Staying calm in a world of chaos," 19 July 2017

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fulfillment Synonyms

Synonyms

accomplishment, achievement, discharge, enactment, execution, commission (or fulfilment), implementation, performance, perpetration, prosecution, pursuance

Antonyms

nonfulfillment, nonperformance

Related Words

dispatch, expedition; administration, direction, handling, management; application, operation, practice (also practise)

Near Antonyms

defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess

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