finalize

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 0.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make final or firm; to finish or complete.

   As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.

2. verb To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

Similar words

settle nail down complete finishing finalisation concluding completed conclusion conclude finish

Often followed by

the a your method their and this plans his

Word family

final finalise finalised finalises finalising finality finalization finalizations finalized finalizes