1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Finish.

2. (n.) The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing.

3. (a.) Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use.

ablation absorption assimilation attrition burning up capping close closing completing completion completive completory concluding conclusion conclusive consummative consummatory consumption crowning culminating culmination culminative depletion digestion drain eating up end ending erosion exhaustion expending expenditure final finalizing finish fulfilling full development impoverishment ingestion last maturation maturity perfecting perfection perfective ripeness rounding off rounding out spending squandering terminal terminating termination terminative terminus topping off ultimate using up wastage waste wastefulness wasting away wearing away wearing down windup