transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī-nə-ˌlīz ]
transitive verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Date: 1901
1. : to put in final or finished form
soon my conclusion will be finalized — D. D. Eisenhower
2. : to give final approval to
finalizing the papers prepared…by his staff — Newsweek
• fi·nal·i·za·tion ˌfī-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən noun
Usage:
Finalize has been frequently castigated as an unnecessary neologism or as United States government gobbledygook. It appears to have first gained currency in Australia (where it has been acceptable all along) in the early 1920s. The United States Navy picked it up in the late 20s, and from there it came into widespread use. It is a standard formation (see -ize ). Currently, it is most frequently used in government and business dealings; it usually is not found in belles-lettres.