fulfilment

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fulfilment

  • /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ US, UK
  • /ˈfʊl.fɪl.menʈ/ India

Where it comes from

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.

noun fulfilments · fulfillment

  1. UK, countable, uncountable The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization. To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.

    Similar: dispatch

  2. UK, countable, uncountable A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled. What brings you fulfilment in life?
  3. UK, countable, uncountable The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

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noun act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled

हिन्दीनिर्वाहन nirvāhan
Françaisaccomplissement
DeutschErfüllung
Italianoadempimento, compimento
Ελληνικάεκπλήρωση ekplírosi
Românăîndeplinire, satisfacere, satisfacție
Русскийвыполне́ние vypolnénije

noun feeling of satisfaction

Françaissatisfaction
Italianosoddisfazione
Ελληνικάικανοποίηση ikanopoíisi

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@misc{fulfilment_2026,
  title = {fulfilment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fulfilment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}