conclusion

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 44.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The end, finish, close or last part of something.
2. noun The outcome or result of a process or act.
3. noun A decision reached after careful thought.

   The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.

4. noun In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
5. noun An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
6. noun The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
7. noun An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
8. noun arrangement; settlement.

Similar words

finish finis terminus end ending close last termination closing determination

Often followed by

that of is the to in was from as

Word family

conclude concluded concludes concluding conclusions conclusive conclusively