WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fi•na•lize /ˈfaɪnəlˌaɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -lized, -liz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to put into final form;
complete all the details of (an agreement):They finalized the deal.
fi•na•lize
(fīn′l īz′),USA pronunciation v., -lized, -liz•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
fi′na•li•za′tion, n.
fi′na•liz′er, n.
v.t.
- to put into final form;
complete all the details of.
v.i.
- to complete an agreement;
conclude negotiations:We should finalize by the end of the week.
- final + -ize 1920–25
fi′na•liz′er, n.
- See -ize.