Meaning & use

full stop

noun·Everyday

The punctuation mark (.) used to end a sentence, called a period in American English.

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British teachers remind students to place a full stop at the end of every sentence.

He typed the message quickly and forgot the full stop at the end.

A note on using this word

Full stop is standard British English; American English uses 'period'. As an interjection, 'full stop' also means 'and that's final'.

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