finalise

finalise

See also: finalisé

English

Etymology

    From final + -ise.

    Verb

    finalise (third-person singular simple present finalises, present participle finalising, simple past and past participle finalised)

    1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of finalize.
      • 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722:
        Thus the electrical engineer must determine his cable layout long before he finalises the remainder of his design work for the location.
      • 2024 March 6, “Network News: Southern revises Coastway service”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 12:
        The timetable changes follow a three-month public engagement programme carried out last summer. Southern said it "consulted hundreds of comments received from passengers and local communities before finalising its changes".

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    Verb

    finalise

    1. inflection of finaliser:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

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