different between fulfilment vs maturity

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly US) fulfillment

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo?ol-fíl-m?nt, IPA^(key): /f?l?f?l.m?nt/

Noun

fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural fulfilments)

1. The act of fulfilling.
2. The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
3. The act of consummating a desire or promise.
4. (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

Translations

References

• The Random House College Dictionary 1973

English

Etymology

mature +? -ity, from Latin maturitas.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??t??????ti/, /m??tj????ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??t????ti/

Noun

maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities)

1. The state of being mature, ready or ripe.

   Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price

2. When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

   The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.

   Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity

3. (countable, finance, insurance) The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.
4. (countable, finance, insurance) Date when payment is due.

   The note was cashed at maturity.

Synonyms

• matureness
• ripeness
• adulthood
• (finance) due date

Antonyms

• naïveté
• immaturity

Derived terms

• maturity date
• sexual maturity

Related terms

• maturation

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