# termination

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ · frequency rank #10,779

## Definitions
1. The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
2. The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
3. An end in time; a conclusion.
4. An end in space; an edge or limit.
5. An outcome or result.
6. The last part of a word.
7. An induced abortion.
8. A word, a term.
9. The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).

## Easily confused with
- **terminator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/termination-vs-terminator)
- **terminating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terminating-vs-termination)

## Common misspellings (17)
`etrmination`, `temrination`, `terimnation`, `termiantion`, `terminaiton`, `terminasion`, `terminatino`, `terminationn`, `terminatoin`, `terminattion`, `terminnation`, `termintaion`, `termmination`, `termniation`, `terrmination`, `tremination`, `ttermination`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/termination