deciding

[dih-sahy-ding]

adjective

1. that settles a question or dispute or leads to a final decision; determining; decisive.

   the deciding vote; The weather will be the deciding factor as to whether we have the picnic or not.

Other Word Forms

• decidingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deciding¹

First recorded in 1650–60; decide + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Teresa Ribera, executive vice president of the Commission, said in a statement on Friday the regulator had factored in previous findings of Google's anti-competitive conduct when deciding to levy a higher fine.

From BBC

Its statistics are used in deciding government policy, which affects millions, and are also used by the Bank of England to make key financial decisions, such as setting interest rates.

From BBC

The courts ruled that emissions from burning the oil and gas must be considered by ministers when deciding whether to give projects the go-ahead.

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But, as Muchova stepped up to serve and force a deciding set, Osaka regained her composure and bounced back aggressively, breaking to love to level the set.

From BBC

He said what was happening now in the US was politicians deciding they "should be able to trade off the foundations for those other decisions".

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Related Words

• conclusive 
• decisive