Last; ultimate. / Conclusive; decisive. / Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. / (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.

Alternative form of quarterfinal

(US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

(basketball, US, informal) The four regional champions of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.

(transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts. / (transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.

Alternative form of quarterfinal

(accounting) The year-end numbers needed to file a balance sheet for a corporation. / (law) The statement submitted at the close of the matter.

(sports) The blow of the whistle by the referee or other adjudicator signifying the end of the match.

(theater) The last time the curtain is lowered, after a performance and any curtain calls. / (figuratively) The end to something that has lasted for a long time.

The final episode of a season of a television program, usually a situation comedy or drama.