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finalizing

finalizing is the present participle and gerund of finalize.

Meaning of finalize

Verb

finalize (third-person singular simple present finalizes, present participle finalizing, simple past and past participle finalized)

  1. (transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
    • As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.
  2. (transitive) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

Questions about finalizing

What is finalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Finalizing is the present participle and gerund of finalize.

Words near finalizing in the dictionary

  1. finalize
  2. finalized
  3. finalizer
  4. finalizers
  5. finalizes
  6. finalizing
  7. finall
  8. finalled
  9. finalling
  10. finalls
  11. finally

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