full stop

 

noun

British
  • a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation.
  • [as exclamation] used to suggest that there is nothing more to say on a topic: women are just generally better people full stop
  • a complete cessation: her life had simply come to a full stop

Grammar

Full stops are used: to mark the end of a sentence: And then you put it in the mail, and you repeat this process ad infinitum until the damn thing sells. to mark the end of a group of words that is not a full sentence, but which is complete in itself: Over and over. Again and again. Relentlessly. after abbreviations that consist of the first part of a word: Sept. Thurs. in email and website addresses: www.oup.com.