to finalize
- verb
- /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz/
- US
- She just finalized the sale of her app as of yesterday.
- finalize the plans
- finalize an agreement
- finalize the document
Just got to finalise the transaction there.
- Just got to finalise the transaction there.
- The payment structure was still being finalized and I would call this haggling.
- But we're still finalizing all of like the layout inside.
- My goal was to finalize the engineering.
- Open AI finalized Sam Altman's return as CEO.
- And the Joint Chiefs of Staff finalized their plans for an all out invasion of Cuba.
- In fact, the design for this mission isn't even finalized yet.
- I'm simply saying if you're going through it, finalize it, get it done, then entertain relationships.
- We've heard around June from the the partners, but that could change as the specs get finalized.
Examples
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I meet with Ms. Doherty tomorrow to finalize the paperwork.
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Good, I was just calling to let you know that I have finalized the case.
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Sally and I need a few days to finalize things with friends, of course.
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I should have the numbers finalized by this evening.
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At this point, I'd like the committee members to meet in privacy to finalize our recommendations.
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As the study drew to a close, they were in the process of finalizing their university places.
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And I'll be flying to Los Angeles to finalize Israel's deal.
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This is the time of year when the counties have finalized their budgets and they issue their tax bills.
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We'll contact you all when we've finalized our plans.
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I meet with my boss every Friday to finalize the project details.
Synonyms
To stop something or make it finish
To bring something to an end or complete it
To finish an event, meeting, or activity
To finish something or make it whole
Finish an activity or task
To complete an activity or task
To finish a task you need to do
To make a formal agreement with others
To complete the last part of a task
Finish the last small details to complete something
Decide the exact details of a plan or agreement
Complete all the work needed for a task
To complete something by adding the final touches
To make something complete or perfect
Finish something with a special final action like a show or speech
Finish small remaining tasks and problems before ending a project
To complete the steps to make a business agreement official
To finish the last parts of a job
To add small final touches to make something complete
Finish something completely so no more work is needed
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Etymology
The word finalize comes from final, from the Latin word finis meaning 'end', and it is like the common word finish. So to finalize something is to make it 'final' and complete the last details.