realization Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
   realisation; recognition.
   
   • a growing realization of the risk involved
   • a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
   • increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
2. noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
   realisation; actualization; actualisation.
   
3. noun a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
   realisation.
   
4. noun 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
   realisation.
   
5. noun the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
   realisation.
   
6. noun something that is made real or concrete
   realisation; fruition.
   
   • the victory was the realization of a whole year's work

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