1. (noun)decision, determination, conclusion a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"
2. (noun)conclusion an intuitive assumption "jump to a conclusion"
3. (noun)stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close the temporal end; the concluding time "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
4. (noun)ending, conclusion, finish event whose occurrence ends something "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
6. (noun)termination, ending, conclusion the act of ending something "the termination of the agreement"
7. (noun)conclusion a finalsettlement "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
8. (noun)conclusion, end, close, closing, ending the lastsection of a communication "in conclusion I want to say..."
9. (noun)decision, determination, conclusion the act of making up your mind about something "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"