closed on; closing on; closes on
US
: to formally and legally agree to and complete (an important financial arrangement, such as the purchase of a house)
We're going to close on our house next Friday.
They closed on the deal.
Examples of close on in a Sentence
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Early primary voting is slated to begin in Texas’s 19th Congressional District on Tuesday, and the polls will close on March 3, according to Texas election officials.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
The Fifth Avenue Club styling suites will close on Saturday.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Stock markets and banks will also be closed on Presidents Day, and retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may have limited hours.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Most banks follow the Federal Reserve holiday schedule and will be closed on Presidents Day, USA TODAY reported.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Some of Kaiser Permanente's pharmacies and labs across Southern California will be closed on Monday as more health care union workers join the ongoing labor strike that started about three weeks ago.
—Tina Patel, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Stock markets and banks will also be closed on Presidents Day, and retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may have limited hours.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Ogwumike said the league and union are not close on key issues such as revenue sharing in their effort to strike a new collective bargaining agreement.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Japan's stock market, which is closed on Wednesday for a holiday, saw the Nikkei hit a high of 57,960 on Tuesday.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Early primary voting is slated to begin in Texas’s 19th Congressional District on Tuesday, and the polls will close on March 3, according to Texas election officials.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
The Fifth Avenue Club styling suites will close on Saturday.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Stock markets and banks will also be closed on Presidents Day, and retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may have limited hours.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Most banks follow the Federal Reserve holiday schedule and will be closed on Presidents Day, USA TODAY reported.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Some of Kaiser Permanente's pharmacies and labs across Southern California will be closed on Monday as more health care union workers join the ongoing labor strike that started about three weeks ago.
—Tina Patel, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Stock markets and banks will also be closed on Presidents Day, and retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may have limited hours.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Ogwumike said the league and union are not close on key issues such as revenue sharing in their effort to strike a new collective bargaining agreement.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Close on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20on. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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