- 1[uncountable, countable] (formal) the act of ending something; the end of something Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveearly, premature, abrupt, … verb + terminationface, justify, permit, … termination + noundate phrasesnotice of termination, termination of a contract, termination of employment, … See full entry
- 2[countable] (medical) a medical operation to end a pregnancy at an early stage synonym abortion Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveearly, pregnancy verb + terminationhave, undergo phrasesa termination of (a) pregnancy See full entry See related entries: Operations, Pregnancy Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.Extra examples She chose to have an early termination. She sued the company for wrongful termination. The landlord gave notice of the termination of tenancy. You are required to give the company six weeks’ notice of termination of employment.
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BrE BrE//ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn//; NAmE NAmE//ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn//
Operations, PregnancyCheck pronunciation: termination
