verb · formal
finalize
/ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz/FI·nal·ize
Band 6-7task2speaking
to complete the last details of something so it is ready or official
Examples
“We need to finalize the schedule before we send it to the clients.”
“They finalized the contract yesterday.”
“I finalized the presentation slides this morning.”
Band 8 sentence
“I finalized the project timeline with the team yesterday so we can start next week.”
Collocations
- finalize a plan / finalize the agreement / finalize details
Word family
finalize verbfinalization nounfinalized adjective / past participlefinal adjective
Common mistakes
to final the report→to finalize the report
finish the report→finalize the report
Say it for a higher band
5finish→6complete→7+finalize
Synonyms
complete
conclude
Easily confused
finish
“I need to finish this chapter tonight.”
conclude
“They concluded the meeting after two hours.”
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