Definition of: final

(fī′nəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to, or coming at or as, the end; ultimate; last.
2. Precluding, or making unnecessary, further action or controversy; conclusive; decisive.
3. Relating to or consisting in the end or purpose aimed at: a final cause.
—noun
1. Something that is terminal, last, or final; that which makes an end; a finale.
2. The last, deciding match in a tournament or series of games.
3. The last examination of a term in a school or college. [<F <L finalis <finis end]