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1
the
act
of
finishing
something that you are doing or making:
Examples:
on completion You'll be
paid
on completion of the
project
.
near
completion The
road
repair
work is
nearing
completion (= almost
finished
).
2
in
team
sports
such as
football
and
American
football
, the
act
of
successfully
passing
the
ball
from one
player
to another:
Examples:
pass
completion
Poor
scores
in
basic
areas
such as
pass
completion
suggest
the
team
has a lot of room for
improvement
.
In one
season
, he
led
the NFL in
pass
completions, in punting, and in interceptions.
3
the
process
of
legally
finishing
the change of
ownership
of a house or other
property
from the
seller
to the
buyer
, or the day on which this
happens
:
Examples:
At the point of
exchange
of
contracts
, the
sale
will
become
legally
binding
, but the
property
does not
legally
transfer
to the new
owner
until completion.
Completion is set for 21
July
.
You should not give your
buyer
the
keys
before completion.
Completions in the Midlands and
South
of
England
were 17 per
cent
down from last year, which
reflected
the more
difficult
housing
market
.
Completion day is the last
step
in the home-buying
process
, when
property
ownership
transfers
from the
seller
to the
buyer
.
4
the
final
stage
of
arranging
a
loan
, or of
buying
or
selling
a house,
building
, or
piece
of
land
:
Examples:
The
balance
will be
due
on completion.
On completion day, the
legal
ends
are
tied
up, you
collect
the
keys
and move into your new home.
5
the
fact
of
finishing
something that is being done or made:
Examples:
Completion of the
project
is still
several
months
away.
You will be
asked
to
pay
an
initial
deposit
and the
balance
on completion of the work.
She
received
a
letter
about the
satisfactory
completion of her
probationary
period
.
The
diploma
will be
awarded
after a completion of all the course
requirements
.
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