termination

Everyday

1. (formal) Termination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service. tree →
2. (formal) Termination of employment means a person is dismissed from a job. tree →
3. (medical, formal) A termination is the ending of a pregnancy on purpose (an abortion). tree →

In the lessons

A formal word in official letters and exam language: «termination of the agreement», «termination of contract». In everyday life people say «end», «sacked» or «let go». On trains or buses «this service terminates here» is related. In grammar, a «termination» can mean the ending of a word.

Examples

• The company sent a letter about the termination of his contract. tree →
• After the termination of the bus service, the village felt cut off. tree →
• The termination of the match was due to heavy rain. tree →
• Her termination from the job came as a shock. tree →
• The rules explain the termination of membership. tree →
• The word «running» has the termination «-ing». tree →
• The whole of the story is, towards its termination, fully explained by one of its principal characters--one of the four maidens whom Saktideva simultaneously marries. tree →

Note

Verb: terminate; adjective: terminal. Formal; it often hides a hard fact softly (a euphemism for being fired). Do not confuse with «extermination» (killing all of something). The medical sense is a serious adult topic.