ending in WordNet English dictionary

1. the last section of a communication
   "in conclusion I want to say..."
   conclusion  end  close  closing  ending 
   
2. the act of ending something
   "the termination of the agreement"
   termination  ending  conclusion 
   
3. event whose occurrence ends something
   "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
   ending  conclusion  finish 
   
4. the point in time at which something ends
   "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
   end  ending 
   
5. the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
   "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
   ending  termination