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

Keller answered with a 38-yard completion, putting the team deep into Northwest territory. —Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025

Once Bailey reached home, the official completion of a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning, Bailey surrendered himself to the moment. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025

Five Manna completions on the next drive set up Junior Curtis’ five-yard score over the left side with 28 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Hornets a 24-17 lead. —Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

There are 17 Fireteam Ops that are either getting their completion rewards doubled from 1 to 2, or increased by one for the longer ones. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 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