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

While still a student at Bennington, Tartt had begun The Secret History, a modern classic: the last word in chic whodunits and the definitive campus novel. —Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024

Instead of the ballot tallies being the last word, both sides are likely to turn to courts and public opinion to try to sway the outcome. —Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

Although Walz met with some of the nurses, by all accounts the Mayo ultimatum became the final word on the matter. —Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024

Though Wembanyama gets the last word, the commercial opens with ex-Spur Kawhi Leonard, now in his fifth season with the Los Angeles Clippers, bracing for a jump ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards. —Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024