Ma'anar da kalmar "finis" ita ce: karshen ko ƙarshe na aikin rubutu, kamar littafi ko wasan kwaikwayo, inda aka ɗaure ƙarshensa kuma aka kawo labarin kusaiyakar ado ko gefuna, galibi ana amfani da ita wajen ɗaure littattafai. "ba kalmar da aka saba amfani da ita ba ce a cikin yaren yau da kullun kuma ana samun ta a cikin wallafe-wallafe ko na yau da kullun.