1 [onlybeforenoun] being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc:
his final act as party leader * The referee blew the final whistle. * The project is in its final stages. * They find each other in the final chapter of the book. * I'd like to return to the final point you made.
2 [onlybeforenoun] being the result of a particular process:
the final product * No one could have predicted the final outcome.
3 that cannot be argued with or changed:
The judge's decision is final. * Who has the final say around here? * I'll give you $500 for it, and that's my final offer! * (spoken) I'm not coming, and that's final! (= I will not change my mind)
IDIOMS see ANALYSIS, STRAW, WORDn.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] the last of a series of games or competitions in which the winner is decided:
She reached the final of the 100m hurdles. * The players met in last year's final. * the 1998 World Cup Finals (= the last few games in the competition) * She will now go through to the final with Hingis.
seealsoQUARTER-FINAL, SEMI-FINAL
2 (finals) [pl.] (BrE) the last exams taken by university students at the end of their final year:
to sit / take your finals
3 [C] (AmE) an exam taken by school, university or college students at the end of a SEMESTER or QUARTER, usually in a topic that they will not study again
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