Noun: realisation 'ree-u-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: realization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: realization)
- The process of making something real or achievement of potential
"The realisation of her dreams took years of hard work";
- realization, actualization, actualisation [Brit]
- Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
"a growing realisation of the risk involved";
- realization, recognition
- Something that is made real or concrete
"the victory was the realisation of a whole year's work";
- realization, fruition
- The completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
"The conductor's realisation of the unfinished symphony was met with critical acclaim";
- realization
- A musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
"The pianist's realisation of the unfinished work was met with critical acclaim";
- realization
- A sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
"The realisation of the estate's assets took several months";
- realization
Derived forms: realisations
Type of: apprehension, composing, composition, consummation, creating by mental acts, cut-rate sale, discernment, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music, sale, sales event, savvy, understanding
Encyclopedia: Realisation