different between finishing vs renovation

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin renovatio, renovationem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

renovation (countable and uncountable, plural renovations)

1. An act, or the process, of renovating.
2. (theology) Regeneration.

Related terms

• renovate

Derived terms

• renovationism
• renovationist
• renoviction

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