completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Uniti shares were valued at $4.90 at market close Friday, as investors anticipated the completion of the company's $13.4 billion merger with Windstream. —Cooper Gant, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025

Accessibility and Sustainability The Main Cottage and Uberto are wheelchair accessible, but the completion of the ADA-compliant suite has been delayed. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025

Nikkei Asia later reported that Samsung was still struggling to line up clients and had delayed completion of the factory. —Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025

The new deals, disclosed Thursday, are contingent on the completion of WBD’s separation into two companies: Warner Bros., comprising streaming and studios, and Discovery Global, which will house the linear TV networks. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 July 2025

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

Phrases Containing completion

• near completion

Rhymes for completion

• accretion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion

Kids Definition

completion

noun

com·​ple·​tion kəm-ˈplē-shən 

: the act or process of completing : the state of being complete

a job near completion