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

Mizuhara, a permanent resident of the U.S., also faces a risk of deportation back to his native Japan upon completion of the federal sentence, prosecutors said. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025

Founded in 1989, JPI exclusively builds apartment complexes in California and Texas, and typically sells its properties upon completion. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025

Each card battle also has a series of Battle Tasks, which upon completion give additional rewards, as well as Chance Rewards, which is how players will obtain rare promo cards. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025

The proposal for the second building features 104 apartment units and a two-level parking deck that will be village-owned upon completion, with four levels of residential above the deck. —Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 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

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