See Also: Final take(finance)
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final adjective & noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French final or Latin finalis, from finis end: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Putting an end to something, spec. to uncertainty or conflict; not to be altered; conclusive. ME.
Conan Doyle Some..were complete failures, and as such will hardly bear narrating, since no final explanation is forthcoming.
Marking the last stage of a process; ultimate. LME.
Having regard to end or purpose. LME.
Coming at the end (of a series, a word, etc.). M16.
J. Betjeman I put my final shilling in the meter. G. Greene That final 'e' which so neatly distinguishes the artiste from the artist.
Special collocations & phrases: final cause: see CAUSE noun. final clause Grammar a clause expressing purpose or intention (e.g. in English one introduced by in order that or lest). final demand an account which is a creditor's last attempt to procure money owed, before taking punitive measures. final drive the last part of the transmission in a motor vehicle. final process Law (now Hist.) process of execution. final proof US Law the process observed in paying for pre-empted land after six months' occupancy. final solution : the German policy, from 1941, of exterminating Jewish people in Europe; the process of massacring these victims. in the final analysis: see ANALYSIS 1.
b. noun.
a. for final, finally, conclusively; in final, in conclusion. Only in LME.
b. Completion, an end. Now rare. L16.
A final thing; spec. (a) the final letter or sound of a word; (b) Music the principal note in any mode; (c) the last or deciding heat or game in a sports or other competition; (d) the last series of examinations; in pl., the examinations of the last series, esp. at university etc.; (e) the edition of a newspaper published latest in the day. E17.