final

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 86.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

noun A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
noun A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
noun The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
noun The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
noun The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
adjective Last; ultimate.
final solution; the final day of a school term
adjective Conclusive; decisive.
a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
adjective Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.