termination
noun
ter·mi·na·tion
ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən 
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
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 on the Web
Any changes to the program, including termination, require congressional action, and no such proposals have been introduced at the time of this writing.
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Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The science center in La Crosse, which lost staff in February as part of the Trump administration's sweeping terminations of federal workers earlier this year, produces critical research on the upper Mississippi River and other places across the Midwest and the world.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That decision was also challenged in a lawsuit, and the first Trump administration chose not to enforce the termination.
—Churchill Ndonwie, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The decision postpones the terminations until November and affects about 60,000 immigrants, many of whom have been living in the U.S. for more than 20 years.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The science center in La Crosse, which lost staff in February as part of the Trump administration's sweeping terminations of federal workers earlier this year, produces critical research on the upper Mississippi River and other places across the Midwest and the world.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That decision was also challenged in a lawsuit, and the first Trump administration chose not to enforce the termination.
—Churchill Ndonwie, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The decision postpones the terminations until November and affects about 60,000 immigrants, many of whom have been living in the U.S. for more than 20 years.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for termination
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/termination. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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termination
noun
ter·mi·na·tion
ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən
: an end or ending of something
especially
: a distal end of an anatomical part
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