FINALISE


Meaning of FINALISE in English

fi ‧ nal ‧ ize AC BrE AmE ( also finalise British English ) /ˈfaɪn ə l-aɪz/ verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ final , ↑ semi-final , ↑ finalist , ↑ semi-finalist , ↑ finale , ↑ finality , ↑ finalization ; verb : ↑ finalize ; adverb : ↑ finally ; adjective : ↑ final ]

to finish the last part of a plan, business deal etc:

Jo flew out to Thailand to finalize the details of the deal.

—finalization /ˌfaɪn ə laɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -nl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]

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THESAURUS

▪ finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing:

Have you finished your homework?

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The builders say they should have finished by Friday.

▪ complete to finish making or doing something that has taken a long time to finish:

The new bridge will be completed in two years’ time.

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She has just completed her PhD.

▪ finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way:

A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.

▪ conclude formal to officially finish something:

The police have now concluded their investigations.

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Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.

▪ wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions:

Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal.

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Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.

▪ round something off British English , round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way:

They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.

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A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.

▪ get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it:

Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with.

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Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.

▪ be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you:

We’re nearly done.

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We should be through in half an hour.

▪ be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it:

I’m done with the file.

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I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.

▪ tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished:

‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.