fulfillment

[ fool-fil-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act or state of fulfilling: to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.

   to witness the fulfillment of a dream;

   to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.

2. the state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization:

   a vague plan that had no hope of fulfillment.

3. the process or business of handling and executing customer orders, as packing, shipping, or processing checks.

Other Words From

• preful·fillment noun
• super·ful·fillment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fulfillment¹

First recorded in 1765–75; fulfill + -ment

Example Sentences

Instead of resigning to her predicament and pausing her business, she was able to locate a warehouse that made auto parts, but do their own fulfillment through Amazon.

From Search Engine Land

Most companies in the fulfillment space think Amazon is well on its way to monopolizing the business.

From Fortune

One telling shift has included converting stores into e-commerce fulfillment warehouses, and now Amazon reportedly wants in.

From Quartz

Second, as Shopify’s customer base and revenue has grown more quickly compared to competitors, that’s allowed it to justify investments in more costly services for its customers, like a fulfillment service that Shopify unveiled last year.

From Digiday

As the world went into lockdown, and everything non-essential went online, demand for digital fulfillment skyrocketed.

From Singularity Hub 

Chase supplements this general directive with some more pragmatic suggestions for women looking to find sexual fulfillment.

From The Daily Beast

Then, with the help of FedEx, the fulfillment pharmacies would deliver the pills nationwide.

From The Daily Beast

And like most bubbles, it has more to do with wish fulfillment than reality.

From The Daily Beast

A great side-benefit to the gruel of writing fiction is the fleeting moments of wish fulfillment the empty page provides.

From The Daily Beast

I know that my personal life will many times—if not the majority—provide greater fulfillment that my professional.

From The Daily Beast

But should B accept one half, in fulfillment of his promise, that would be the end of the matter.

From Project Gutenberg

May this new edition help in the fulfillment of the great purpose which the Gospel epilogue expresses.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no moment of deliberation, no interval of repose between the thought and its fulfillment.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole adult population of the United States are witnesses of the fulfillment of this prophecy.

From Project Gutenberg

In conclusion, let us notice a few of the prophecies given through the Prophet Joseph, and their wonderful fulfillment.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• achievement
• attainment
• contentment
• gratification
• perfection
• realization