morpheme - minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

postfix, suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word

inflectional ending, inflectional suffix - an inflection that is added at the end of a root word

demonetisation, demonetization - ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country

change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

tone ending, release - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action

retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation

relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

breakup, dissolution - the termination of a relationship

overthrow - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

adjournment, dissolution - the termination of a meeting

dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

destruction, devastation - termination by an act of destruction

kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

abolishment, abolition - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"

liquidation, settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

drug withdrawal, withdrawal - the termination of drug taking

closedown, shutdown, closing, closure - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

extinguishing, quenching, extinction - the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"

fade, disappearance - gradually ceasing to be visible

abortion - termination of pregnancy

defusing, deactivation - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

discontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

death, last - the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

demise, dying, death - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

period - the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"

point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

year-end - the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"

close, finale, finis, last, stopping point, conclusion, finish - 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"

cease - (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

fag end, tail end, tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

last gasp - the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"

expiration, expiry, termination - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

terminal point, terminus ad quem, limit - final or latest limiting point

happening, natural event, occurrence - an event that happens

final stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"

foregone conclusion, matter of course - an inevitable ending

demolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

omega, Z - the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation

stop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending

anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"

epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"

coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition

recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"

speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"