the last/final word

noun

1

: the final thing said in an argument or a discussion

Your mother's decision is the final word on the matter.

Why do you always have to have the last word?

2

: the power to make a final decision

The judge will have the last word on the divorce agreement.

3

informal : the most modern or best one of its kind

This is the last word in wireless phones.

The van's design is the last word in safety.

Examples of the last/final word in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the justices' unanimous decision throwing out a federal appeals court ruling is not the final word in the case. —Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025

What’s covered can be hard to parse, and the insurer generally gets the last word on interpreting its rules. —Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025

Still, this isn’t the final word—future challenges, especially with potential changes in leadership, could reshape these regulations. —Essence, 28 Mar. 2025

But the Red Flash got the last word and won it on Kelly’s jumper. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025