conclusion

Noun

• the act of making up your mind about something
  • the burden of decision was his
    
  • he drew his conclusions quickly
    

• the last section of a communication
  • in conclusion I want to say...
    

• a final settlement
  • the conclusion of a business deal
    
  • the conclusion of the peace treaty
    

• the act of ending something
  • the termination of the agreement
    

• the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

• event whose occurrence ends something
  • his death marked the ending of an era
    
  • when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
    

• the temporal end; the concluding time
  • the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
    
  • the market was up at the finish
    
  • they were playing better at the close of the season
    

• an intuitive assumption
  • jump to a conclusion
    

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
  • a decision unfavorable to the opposition
    
  • his conclusion took the evidence into account
    
  • satisfied with the panel's determination
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  decision , determination , end , close , closing , ending , termination , ratiocination , finish , stopping point , finale , finis , last