0 to complete something or come to the end of an activity:
Please place your questionnaire in the box when you're finished.
She finished (the concert) with a song from her first album.
[ + -ing verb ] Have you finished reading that magazine?
They've already run out of money and the building isn't even half-finished (= half of it has not been completed).
The meeting should finish around four o'clock.
1 If you finish something made of wood, you give it a last covering of paint, polish, or varnish so that it is ready to be used.
4 to come to an end:
5 the end of a race, or the last part of something:
Both candidates are predicting a close finish in this election.
a glossy finish
6 to end at a particular level or price at the end of a period of trading on a financial market:
finish down/up The FTSE 100 finished down 4.1 at 4,468.7.
finish above/below sth The Dow Jones industrial average finished below 13,000 for the first time since April.
finish at sth Its stock finished at $39.08, up 25 percent from a 52-week low of $31.15.
Headline shares finished the day higher after a positive start to the week.
7 to be in a particular position at the end of a period of time:
9 the fact of being in a particular position at the end of a period of time:
10 the way that something looks when it is complete:
The use of good-quality paper and an attractive folder will add a professional finish to your printed presentation.
11 the last covering of paint, etc. that is put onto a surface:
We've got two clear weeks in which to finish the decorating.
School starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3.30 p.m.
I'm a realist - I knew there was no way I could win, so I swam for a good finish, for points.
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