1
: a concluding part (as of a speech)
2
: a closable gap (as in an article of clothing)
3
: a meeting of parties to a real-estate deal for formally transferring title
Examples of closing in a Sentence
the closing of the local school
We met with our lawyer before the closing on our new house.
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Major indexes climbed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 47,000 for the first time.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
In the days after Niccol announced the job cuts and store closings, some workers briefly walked off the job at various Starbucks, including in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Nashville and Eugene, Oregon, to raise attention to their contract fight.
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The special screening of the Focus Features film was the closing night presentation for AFI Fest, but Brewer wasn’t nervous about the audience’s reaction or looming critics’ reviews.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The campaign’s closing weeks are likely to remain contentious as both sides seek to leverage national political trends and local issues to tip the balance.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
In the days after Niccol announced the job cuts and store closings, some workers briefly walked off the job at various Starbucks, including in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Nashville and Eugene, Oregon, to raise attention to their contract fight.
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The special screening of the Focus Features film was the closing night presentation for AFI Fest, but Brewer wasn’t nervous about the audience’s reaction or looming critics’ reviews.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The campaign’s closing weeks are likely to remain contentious as both sides seek to leverage national political trends and local issues to tip the balance.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Closing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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closing
noun
clos·ing
ˈklō-ziŋ 
: a concluding part
Legal Definition
closing
noun
clos·ing
ˈklō-ziŋ
: the fulfillment or performance of a contract especially for the sale of real estate
also
: a meeting at which the closing of a contract takes place
represented us at the closing
Note: At the closing for the completion of the sale of real property, the purchase price is paid and title is transferred to the purchaser or mortgagor.
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