completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən How to pronounce completion (audio)
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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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Noah Siviglia, an engineer coordinating the work, asked employees to help identify project costs and completion dates, noting that the information did not need to be overly precise because of the tight deadline. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Already open and leasing, the development team behind the conversion of a historic hotel into more than 100 apartments is getting ready to celebrate the high-profile project’s completion. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 As San Francisco’s Hobart Building—with its elaborate neoclassical facade clad in terracotta—neared completion in 1914, influential architect Willis Polk was commissioned for another project across the bay in the Berkeley Hills. — Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 Tao succeeds Héloïse Temple-Boyer, whose tenure concluded following the completion of Artémis’ sale of its Puma stake to ANTA earlier this month. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 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

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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