finalizefi‧nal‧ize (also finalise British English) /ˈfaɪnəl-aɪz/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] 
Verb Table Examples
Jo flew out to Thailand to finalize the details of the deal.► see thesaurus at finish—finalization /ˌfaɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]
Verb TableVERB TABLE
finalize
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | finalize |
| he, she, it | finalizes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | finalized |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have finalized |
| he, she, it | has finalized | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had finalized |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will finalize |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have finalized |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am finalizing |
| he, she, it | is finalizing | |
| you, we, they | are finalizing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was finalizing |
| you, we, they | were finalizing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been finalizing |
| he, she, it | has been finalizing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been finalizing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be finalizing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been finalizing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Don't proceed any further with any plans or finalize any arrangements until you have proper authority.
- Mr Samuels is flying to Detroit to finalize the details and sign the contract.
- The first draft of the script has been completed, but no casting has been finalized yet.
- The meeting has been postponed until travel arrangements can be finalized.
- The deal went away before it could be finalized.
- The spokesman noted that not all the paperwork on the accord was finalized but said he expected it to be so soon.
- Treaties on good-neighbourly relations and on co-operation and mutual assistance between government ministries were also finalized.
- We hope to finalize the fieldwork by the end of 1992 and to round up research by the middle of 1993.
THESAURUS► finish
Collocations to complete the last part of something that you are doing: · Have you finished your homework?· The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
► complete to finish making or doing something that has taken a long time to finish: · The new bridge will be completed in two years’ time.· She has just completed her PhD.
► finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way: · A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.
► conclude formal to officially finish something: · The police have now concluded their investigations.· Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.
► wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions: · Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal.· Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.
► round something off British English, round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way: · They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.· A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.
► get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it: · Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with.· Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.
► be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you: · We’re nearly done.· We should be through in half an hour.
► be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it: · I’m done with the file.· I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.
► tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished: · ‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’
Longman Language Activatorto finish making a business agreement or plan► settle · In the end we settled the deal on very favorable terms.· So that settles it. We'll pay you half the purchase price now, and the rest over two years.· We talked to the carpenter to settle plans for the expansion of the restaurant.
► conclude: conclude a deal/treaty/agreement successfully finish an agreement, especially one that is important and involves a large number of people: · The British car industry has just concluded a deal with the Japanese government.· European governments are trying to conclude a treaty to ban certain atmospheric tests.
► wrap up informal to finish a meeting, a business agreement, or a plan by settling everything quickly in a satisfactory way: wrap up something: · If they accept our price we can wrap up the deal right away.wrap something/it/them up: · I want to wrap this meeting up as quickly as possible. I have another appointment in an hour.
► sew up informal to settle a business agreement or plan in a satisfactory way, especially in a way that is favourable to you: sew something/it/them up: · I called the real estate agent. The contract's been sewn up, and we can move into the apartment next week.sew something up: · Bob reckons he can sew up the deal quite quickly but I'm not so sure.
► finalize also finalise British to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle an agreement, plan, or arrangement in a satisfactory way: · Mr Samuels is flying to Detroit to finalize the details and sign the contract.· Don't proceed any further with any plans or finalize any arrangements until you have proper authority.
► close a deal to finish making a business agreement, especially where a large amount of money is involved: · The oil company has just succeeded in closing a deal for the land.
to have nearly finished something► be nearly finished/done/through especially British also be almost finished/done/through · I'm nearly finished -- I just want to put these files away.· Are you almost done in the shower?· Just give me a couple more minutes. I'm nearly through.
► be on the last lap/in the home stretch to have almost finished something, especially something that has taken a long time: · The election campaign is now on its last lap.· The regular season is in the home stretch, and the playoffs will soon begin.
► put the finishing touch/touches to British also put the finishing touch/touches on American to finish something by adding the last details, especially in order to make it look nice: · Sue's just putting the finishing touches to her make-up.· Painters are putting the finishing touches on the baseboards and railings.· The team are busy putting the finishing touches to the new design.
► finish off to finish something by adding the last parts or details: finish off something: · I came to work early this morning to finish off some urgent work for the boss.finish something off: · I usually partially cook steaks in the microwave and then finish them off on the grill.
► tie up the loose ends to finish a meeting, an agreement etc by dealing with all the details that remain: · If we can tie up the loose ends in the next ten minutes, we'll break for an early lunch.· Apart from a few loose ends that need to be tied up, everything has gone according to schedule.
► finalize also finalise British to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle an agreement, plan, or arrangement in a satisfactory way: · Mr Samuels is flying to Detroit to finalize the details and sign the contract.· The meeting has been postponed until travel arrangements can be finalized.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► finalize an agreement
Word family (=agree the last part)· The developer hopes to finalise an agreement this week with the local authority.
► finalize the arrangements· I’m meeting him tomorrow to finalize the arrangements.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► agreement· Step 7: negotiate and finalize financing agreement Management of project finance should continue throughout the life of a project.· Kmart expects to finalize the entire agreement by the end of February.
WORD FAMILYnounfinalsemi-finalfinalistsemi-finalistfinalefinalityfinalizationadjectivefinalverbfinalizeadverbfinally
to finish the last part of a plan, business deal etc: Jo flew out to Thailand to finalize the details of the deal.► see thesaurus at finish—finalization /ˌfaɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]