completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən How to pronounce completion (audio)
Synonyms of completionnext
1
: the act or process of completing
his completion of graduate school
2
: the quality or state of being complete
Her second novel is near completion.
3
: a completed forward pass in football

Examples of completion in a Sentence

He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies. The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.
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Merger arbitrage takes advantage of the price gap between the announcement of a merger and its completion, offering returns uncorrelated with interest rate risk. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Billions of dollars later, no track has been laid, and completion of the project is still a distant dream. — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 There is no completion event; the catalog keeps evolving, and the agents keep being tuned. — Manish Garg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The announcement did not provide a construction completion date or a commissioning schedule. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for completion

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin complētiōn-, complētiō, from Latin complēre "to fill, make up, carry to completion" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at complete entry 1

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of completion was in 1657

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“Completion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/completion. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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completion

noun
com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən How to pronounce completion (audio)
: the act or process of completing : the state of being complete
a job near completion

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