a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close

Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.

the final or concluding part; conclusion

a story with a happy ending.

death; destruction.

Grammar . a morpheme, esp. an inflection, at the end of a word, as -s in cuts.

(not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow.

noun

beginning , commencement , introduction , opening , start

noun

catastrophe , cessation , close , closing , closure , completion , consummation , coup de grace , culmination , denouement , desistance , dissolution , epilogue , expiration , finale , finish , lapse , omega , outcome , period , resolution , stop , summation , swan song * , termination , terminus , upshot , wane , windup , cease , conclusion , end of the line , stopping point , wind-up , wrap-up , last