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決着

けっちゃく

settlement, conclusion

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Examples

  1. 争いに決着がついた。

    あらそいにけっちゃくがついた。

    The dispute was settled.

  2. 今日こそ決着をつけよう。

    きょうこそけっちゃくをつけよう。

    Let's settle this once and for all today.

  3. 長年続いた裁判がようやく決着した。

    ながねんつづいたさいばんがようやくけっちゃくした。

    The lawsuit that had dragged on for years was finally concluded.

Common patterns

決着がつく
to be settled
決着をつける
to settle, to bring to a conclusion
決着が長引く
for a settlement to drag on

Memory tip

In practice you meet it far more often with つく／つける than as 決着する. It implies two sides in conflict, so it suits disputes, matches and negotiations rather than ordinary tasks.

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