1. (

• realization ,
• realisation ,
• recognition ,

) 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. (

• realization ,
• realisation ,
• actualization ,
• actualisation

) making real or giving the appearance of reality ;

3. (

• realization ,
• realisation

) a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer ;

4. (

• realization ,
• realisation ,

) 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. (

• realization ,
• realisation ,

) the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer ;

6. (

• realization ,
• realisation ,
• fruition

) something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" ;