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closing

  • noun
  • /ˈkləʊzɪŋ/

The act by which something is closed.

Example

“openings and closings of doors”

Other meanings

  1. The end or conclusion of something.

    “the closing of a popular play”

  2. The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.

Related words

  • early closing
  • closing costs
  • closing credits
  • closing ceremony
  • closing form
  • preclosing
  • closing argument

Example sentences

  • “You forgot the closing parenthesis.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “closing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.