completion

[ kuhm-plee-shuhn ]

/ kəmˈpli ʃən /

the act of completing.

the state of being completed.

conclusion; fulfillment: Her last novel represented the completion of her literary achievement.

Football. a forward pass that has been completed.

Origin of completion

First recorded in 1650–60, completion is from the Late Latin word complētiōn- (stem of complētiō). See complete, -ion

1 termination, ending, closing.

non·com·ple·tion, noun pre·com·ple·tion, noun sub·com·ple·tion, noun

From design to completion, these luxury yachts can take four years to build.

The World's Most Beautiful Boat—Yours for Half a Billion Dollars |Tim Teeman |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When videos come in, the members of the collective debate and edit online until they come to the mutual agreement of completion.

Syria’s Underground Film Club: Anonymous ‘Emergency Cinema,’ No Dead Bodies |Nina Strochlic |June 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Among the schemes that did go forward to completion was an offering of mortgage-related securities called Hudson 1.

Too Big to Jail: Confessions of a Goldman Sachs Brat |Michael Daly |June 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
North Korea broke ground on the project in 1987, with a two-year timeline for completion.

Nobody’s Home at the Hermit Kingdom’s Ghost Hotel |Nina Strochlic |May 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

It is about the completion of an assignment, and the execution of a formula.

Richard Hofstadter and America’s New Wave of Anti-Intellectualism |David Masciotra |March 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They are a very important part of our literature, and ought to be considered essential to the completion of your circle of study.

The Young Lady's Mentor |A Lady
Thus this most famous of castles fell within half a dozen years of its completion.

Normandy, Complete |Gordon Home
An expression of doubt as to the completion of the task already appears in l. 2457.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) |Geoffrey Chaucer
On its completion it was opened to free travel and has been continued such to the present time.

The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia |S. J. (Silvanus Jackson) Quinn
Do you not see that Daem is already the paradise, that the only thing that it needs for completion is the residence of the Munams?

The Revolutions of Time |Jonathan Dunn