terminate (Meaning)
terminate (v)
bring to an end or halt
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
terminate (v. t.)
To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.
To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
terminate (v. i.)
To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
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terminate Sentence Examples
- The contract will terminate automatically upon the completion of the project.
- The employee's employment was terminated due to misconduct.
- The lease agreement terminates on the last day of the month.
- The subscription service will terminate at the end of the billing cycle.
- The insurance policy terminates on the date of cancellation.
- The membership expires and terminates on the anniversary date.
- The termination clause provides the terms for ending the agreement.
- The court ordered the termination of the marriage.
- The project was terminated before it could be completed.
- The termination process involved informing the employee in writing and issuing a severance package.
FAQs About the word terminate
bring to an end or halt, have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical, be the end of; be the last or concluding pa
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permanent, long-term, fixed,permanent, long-term, fixed, final, final, lasting, set
The contract will terminate automatically upon the completion of the project.
The employee's employment was terminated due to misconduct.
The lease agreement terminates on the last day of the month.
The subscription service will terminate at the end of the billing cycle.
