final Definition

final
adj

1. Occurring at the end; last in a series, after all the others.

Thesaurus: last, latest, end, ultimate, closing, dying, last-minute.
2. Completed; finished.
3. Said of a decision, etc: definite; not to be altered; conclusive.

Thesaurus: conclusive, definitive, irrevocable.

noun

1a. The last part of a competition at which the winner is decided;
1b. The last round or group of contests resulting in a winner.

Example: Our team has made it to the finals
Form: finals
2. The examinations held at the end of a degree course, etc.

Form: finals
3a. music.
The keynote or tonic;
3b. music.
The lowest note in the authentic modes;
3c. music.
A fourth above it in the plagal.
4. The final edition of a newspaper

Example: Have you bought the final yet?

Etymology: 14c: from Latin finalis pertaining to an end, from finis end.