finalises

Makes it official

Finalises is the British spelling of finalizes, meaning to complete or put into finished form.

You finalise a deal, a contract, or plans when all details are settled: We're finalising the arrangements for the wedding.

The word often appears in business and legal contexts where agreements require formal completion.

completes

completion

Act of finishing

wrap-up · closure · culmination · resolution · execution · fulfillment · termination · ending · settling · polishing

ratifies

approval

Favorable opinion given

validation · certification · sanction · formalization · authentication · signing off · agreement · consent · ratification · adoption

decides

decision

Settled course of action

choice · commitment · selection · judgment · decree · ruling · verdict · arbitration · adjudication

Opposites
completion status

finalisesbegins

Starts to happen

initiates · starts · commences · opens · introduces

commitment level

finalisesdrafts

Preliminary written versions

reverses · proposes · undoes · suggests · cancels

Family

finalise, finalised, finalising, finalisation

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