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Definition of termination
1 : end in time or existence : conclusion the termination of life
2 : the last part of a word; especially : an inflectional ending
3 : the act of terminating
4 : a limit in space or extent : bound
From the M-W Editors
Examples of termination in a Sentence
The law protects against unfair contract termination.
the termination of a lease
an early termination of the contract
The company noted over 300 terminations last quarter.
Are there plans for the termination of unproductive employees?
Recent Examples of termination from the Web
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Please note this could lead to further discipline up to and including termination.
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Theoretically banned since 1920, terminations took place annually in the hundreds of thousands: secretly, shamefully and dangerously.
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The newspaper reports Saturday that Dr. Henry Bello blamed a doctor for blocking his chances at getting a chance to practice medicine, and also blamed the hospital for his termination two years ago.
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Pregnant women who travel to England, where the law is much less restrictive, currently have to pay for terminations.
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Smith said the investigation likely would result in terminations.
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Speaking with Marie Claire, Lahren – who recently settled a wrongful termination suit with the Blaze and Glenn Beck – was asked about her stance on birth control.
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About 772 billion would be cut from Medicaid over a 10-year period, as a result of the reduction or termination of federal matching funds and the implementation of per capita limits on payments.
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The last of these duties survives termination of employment.
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First Known Use of termination
circa 1500
TERMINATION Defined for English Language Learners
termination
playDefinition of termination for English Language Learners
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: an act of ending something
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: the act of making a person leave a job : the act of firing or dismissing someone
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: an operation to end a pregnancy before the mother would have given birth
TERMINATION Defined for Kids
termination
playDefinition of termination for Students
1 : the end of something
2 : the act of ending something
Medical Dictionary
termination
playMedical Definition of termination
: an end or ending of something; especially : a distal end of an anatomical part
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