# terminated

Pronunciation: say "TUR-mi-nay-tid" US /ˈtɝmɪneɪtɪd/, UK /ˈtɜːmɪneɪtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of terminate. — simple past and past participle of terminate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of terminate. Use this form for something that was ended in the past.
   - _Management terminated the agreement after repeated delays._
   - _The lease was terminated once the tenant stopped paying rent._

## Adjective

2. Having lost a job or assignment after being dismissed by an employer.
   - Simple: No longer employed after being let go from a job.
   - _The terminated manager spent weeks updating her résumé and networking._
   - _Several terminated contractors disputed the decision through their union._
3. Brought to an end or destroyed as the result of a deliberate termination.
   - Simple: Brought to a complete end, or stopped and shut down.
   - _The terminated contract freed both companies to seek new partners._
   - _Engineers reviewed the terminated experiment to learn what had gone wrong._
4. Having a definite end or boundary rather than continuing without limit.
   - Simple: Having a clear end point or edge instead of going on forever.
   - _The terminated wall ended abruptly at the cliff's edge._
   - _Surveyors mapped the terminated boundary where the field met the river._

## Origin

Formed from "terminate" combined with the suffix "-ed".

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