Finalize: meaning, definitions and examples
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finalize
[ ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz ]
completion
To put into final form; complete or settle. To arrange, organize, or complete something in a final form.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Please finalize the budget for the project by the end of the week.
- After hours of discussion, they were finally able to finalize the details of the contract.
Translations
Translations of the word "finalize" in other languages:
🇵🇹 finalizar
🇮🇳 समाप्त करना (samaapt karna)
🇩🇪 abschließen
🇮🇩 menyelesaikan
🇺🇦 завершити
🇵🇱 zakończyć
🇯🇵 完了する (kanryō suru)
🇫🇷 finaliser
🇪🇸 finalizar
🇹🇷 tamamlamak
🇰🇷 완료하다 (wanlyo-hada)
🇸🇦 إنهاء (inhiā)
🇨🇿 dokončit
🇸🇰 dokončiť
🇨🇳 完成 (wánchéng)
🇸🇮 zaključiti
🇮🇸 ljúka
🇰🇿 аяқтау
🇬🇪 დასრულება (dasruleba)
🇦🇿 tamamlamak
🇲🇽 finalizar
Word origin
The word 'finalize' originated from the combination of the prefix 'final-' and the suffix '-ize', which is derived from the Greek suffix '-izein', meaning 'to make' or 'to become'. The term first appeared in the early 19th century and has since become widely used in the English language to refer to the process of completing or settling something.