different between completion vs finishing

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin completio, completionem, from complere (“to fill up, complete”); comparable to English complete +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m?pli???n/
• Rhymes: -i???n

Noun

completion (plural completions)

1. The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
2. (law) The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property.
3. (American football) A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver.
4. (mathematics) The act of making a metric space complete by adding points.
5. (mathematics) The space resulting from such an act.

Synonyms

• (state of being complete): completeness, doneness; see also Thesaurus:completion

Antonyms

• (state of being or making complete): incompletion, unfinishedness; see also Thesaurus:incompletion
• (making complete; accomplishment): termination

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• code-completion

Related terms

Translations

References

• completion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n????/

Verb

finishing

1. present participle of finish

Noun

finishing (plural finishings)

1. The act of completing something.
2. (soccer) Shooting ability.
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica (in The Guardian, 15 May 2013)[1]

     Benítez's team had been subjected to some intense pressure and will be grateful that Benfica's finishing was not as refined as their buildup play. Jorge Jesus's side pinned them back at times but they were guilty of being too elaborate in front of goal.

3. The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.

Derived terms

• finishing coat
• finishing line
• finishing move
• finishing press
• finishing rolls
• finishing school
• finishing touch