termination

noun9

1. •
   The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

   • At all terminal stations, where running speeds are low, fixed termination simple catenary equipment has been installed. — 1959
2. •
   The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
3. •
   An induced abortion.
4. •
   The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
5. •
   An end in time; a conclusion.
6. •
   An end in space; an edge or limit.
7. •
   The last part of a word.
8. •
   An outcome or result.
9. •
   (no longer used, rare) A word, a term.

   • She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star. — 1598