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# termination

noun (termination, terminations)

«termination» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Termination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#m1)
2. (formal) Termination of employment means a person is dismissed from a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#m2)
3. (medical, formal) A termination is the ending of a pregnancy on purpose (an abortion). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x1)
- After the termination of the bus service, the village felt cut off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x2)
- The termination of the match was due to heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x3)
- Her termination from the job came as a shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x4)
- The rules explain the termination of membership. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x5)
- The word «running» has the termination «-ing». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x6)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «termination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/termination/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«termination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/termination.html) on Mova free.