final

1. a. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. Source: opted

2. a. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. Source: opted

3. a. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. Source: opted

4. adj. occurring at or forming an end or termination Source: wordnet

5. adj. conclusive in a process or progression Source: wordnet

6. adj. not to be altered or undone Source: wordnet

7. n. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament Source: wordnet

8. n. an examination administered at the end of an academic term Source: wordnet

9. 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. Yet despair not of his final pardon. Milton. 2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. 3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. Final cause. See under Cause. Syn. -- Final, Conclusive, Ultimate. Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs. Source: webster

10. j:82/n:18 n. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament s. conclusive in a process or progression s. not to be altered or undone Source: ecdict

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