noun

• (Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  "It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza."
• (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
• (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
• (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.

adj

• (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
• (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
  "Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well."

verb

• (intransitive, sports, colloquial) To qualify for the final round of a competition.
  "Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races."