terminate
verb/ˈtɜrmɪneɪt/
Frequency rank: #6,466 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to bring something to an end; to stop or conclude.
Example sentence
The company decided to terminate the contract early due to budget cuts.
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