kləʊz ˈkləʊzɪŋ ˈkloʊzɪŋ kənˈkluːʒən dɪˈsɪʒən dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən ɛnd fɪˈnɑːli fɨˈnɑli ˈfɪnɪʃ ɹætɪˌɒsɪˈneɪʃn̩ ɹætiˌɑsiˈneɪʃn̩ tɚmɪˈneɪʃən the act of making up your mind about something the burden of decision was his he drew his conclusions quickly the act of ending something the termination of the agreement an intuitive assumption jump to a 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 the last section of a communication in conclusion I want to say … the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) a final settlement the conclusion of a business deal the conclusion of the peace treaty 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 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