Definition of Realization

Noun: realization 'ree-u-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], 'ree-u-lI'zey-shun [Brit]

Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
"a growing realization of the risk involved";
- realisation [Brit], recognition
Making real or giving the appearance of reality
- realisation [Brit], actualization, actualisation [Brit]
A musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
- realisation [Brit]
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
- realisation [Brit]
The completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- realisation [Brit]
Something that is made real or concrete
"the victory was the realization of a whole year's work";
- realisation [Brit], fruition