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ful-FILM-uh-nt/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/

Fulfilment (US fulfillment) is carrying out a promise, contract, or requirement; also a personal sense of satisfaction: fulfilment of a duty, a sense of fulfilment. Fulfil (already in the dictionary) is the verb; completion is a cousin; a branded mug is not performance of the contract. British spelling keeps -ment after fulfil.

Meaning

The achievement of something promised or required; also a sense of satisfaction (British spelling).

Examples

• “Fulfilment of the contract is a staffed sitting, not a branded mug.”
• “Completion is a cousin. Delivery is logistics/commerce. Satisfaction is the inner sense. Merchandise is comms. Names on the rota are performance. Hand out mugs after the sitting is staffed.”

Good to know

Carrying out a promise / requirement. Verb: fulfil (already in the dictionary). Also inner satisfaction. British: fulfilment. A mug is not performance.

Near in meaning

completion

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