termination

«termination» in Mova's school dictionary: the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (termination, terminations)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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.

In the corpora

• "Termination" is the official word for an abortion, ending a pregnancy on purpose.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «termination» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.