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finished

 adjective
     
fin‧ished
1 [not before noun] no longer doing, dealing with, or using something [= done]:
I'm almost finished.
finished with
Are you finished with my tools yet?
2 [only before noun] fully and properly made or completed:
It took a long time to do, but the finished product was worth it.
finished article British English
The painting began to look like the finished article.
3 [not before noun] no longer successful, effective, or able to continue:
If the bank refuses to increase our loan, we're finished!
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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