Meaning & Definition of Realization in English

1. Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• "A growing realization of the risk involved"

• "A sudden recognition of the problem he faced"

• "Increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"

2. Making real or giving the appearance of reality

3. A musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

4. A sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained

5. The completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer

6. Something that is made real or concrete

• "The victory was the realization of a whole year's work"