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clos·ing
(klō′zĭng)n.
1. The end or conclusion: the closing of a debate.
2. A meeting for completing a transaction, especially one at which contracts are signed transferring ownership of real estate.
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closing
(ˈkləʊzɪŋ)adj
comprising the final part of an activity or period of time
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clos•ing
(ˈkloʊ zɪŋ)n.
1. the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
2. something that closes; a fastening, as of a purse.
3. the final phase of a transaction, esp. the sale of real estate.
[1350–1400]
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Closing
of taverners; a group of innkeepers, 1486.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | closing - the act of closing something movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" opening - the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" |
2. | closing - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" | |
3. | closing - approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" | |
4. | closing - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" plant closing - act of shutting down operation of a plant bank closing - act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure layoff - the act of laying off an employee or a work force | |
5. | closing - a concluding action consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizing follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise" follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" graduation - the successful completion of a program of study | |
Adj. | 1. | closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
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closing
adjectiveComing after all others:
A concluding or terminating:
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closing
[ˈkləʊzɪŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
closing
[ˈkləʊzɪŋ] adj [stages, remarks] → final(e)closing date n → date f de clôtureclosing-down sale [ˌkləʊzɪŋˈdaʊn] n (British) → liquidation f (totale) (avant fermeture définitive)closing price n (STOCK EXCHANGE) → cours m de clôtureclosing time n [shop, library, pub] → heure f de fermetureCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
closing
n
(St Ex) → Börsenschluss m
adj
(St Ex) closing prices → Schlusskurse pl, → Schlussnotierungen pl
closing
:closing balance sheet
n (Fin) → Schlussbilanz f
closing date
n (for competition etc) → Einsendeschluss m
closing-down sale
n (Comm) → Räumungsverkauf m
closing scene
n (Theat, TV) → Schlussszene f
closing time
n → Geschäfts- or Ladenschluss m; (Brit, in pub) → Polizei- or Sperrstunde f; when is closing? → wann schließt die Bank/das Geschäft/der Laden/das Lokal etc?
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closing
[ˈkləʊzɪŋ] adj (stages, remarks) → conclusivo/a, finaleclosing speech → discorso di chiusura
closing price (Stock Exchange) → prezzo di chiusura
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