finalsolution
nounUK /ˈfaɪnəl səˈluːʃən/
US /ˈfaɪnəl səˈluːʃən/
The very last answer that fixes a problem for good.
After trying many ideas, the team found the final solution to the puzzle.
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2. The last step that ends a long task or process.
The final solution to the project was to turn it in on Friday.
3. A term historically used by the Nazis for their plan to murder all Jewish people during the Holocaust.
The phrase 'final solution' is tied to one of history's worst crimes and is used with great care.
4. The closing answer in a game or contest.
Her final solution won the chess match.