ultimatum
noun/ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm/
/ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm/
(plural ultimatums, ultimata
/ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtə/
/ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtə/
)- a final warning to a person or country that if they do not do what you ask, you will use force or take action against them
- to issue an ultimatum
- The government denied that it had presented the union with an ultimatum.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + ultimatum- deliver
- give somebody
- issue
- …
- demand something
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin, neuter past participle of ultimare ‘come to an end’.Want to learn more?
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