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noun clos·ing \ ˈklō-ziŋ \

Definition of closing

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

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Examples of closing in a Sentence

the closing of the local school
We met with our lawyer before the closing on our new house.

Recent Examples of closing from the Web

The transaction is subject to approval by Polaris' securityholders, the Supreme Court of British Columbia and other customary closing conditions.

— kelly poe, AL.com, "Vulcan Materials to buy Canadian aggregates company," 28 Aug. 2017
Belknap/Weatherford A few blocks east of the Tarrant County Courthouse, workers have been repairing pavement and closing lanes since last fall on these twin one-way roads that bring drivers in and out of downtown Fort Worth.

— gordon dickson, star-telegram, "Tired of fighting road construction downtown? Here’s how long it’s going to last," 28 Aug. 2017
Our negative emotions can act as catalysts and adrenaline boosts — nervousness in the face of a closing deadline, for instance, might help push you to finish your task on time.

— cody delistraty, The Cut, "You’ll Be Happier If You Let Yourself Feel Bad," 28 Aug. 2017
Tom Jurich, accustomed to running U of L athletics as a committee of one, was stripped of some of his autonomy in the closing stages of arena negotiations annexed by interim president Dr. Greg Postel.

— tim sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Adidas deal should ease friction at University of Louisville | Tim Sullivan," 25 Aug. 2017
Additionally, in diverse schools with smaller concentrations of high-poverty students, educators can devote extra attention to their neediest pupils—a practice that appears to facilitate the narrowing or closing of learning gaps.

— jack schneider, The Atlantic, "The Urban-School Stigma," 25 Aug. 2017
Unfortunately, the window of opportunity to learn from the Hadza is closing, Crittenden says.

— michael price, Science | AAAS, "Early human gut bacteria may have cycled with the season," 24 Aug. 2017
This past April, Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski, fast-becoming a renewables celebrity, delivered the closing address at the busy International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum in Annapolis, Maryland.

— justin nobel, Longreads, "Why Oil-Loving Louisiana Should Embrace America’s Coming Offshore Wind Boom," 23 Aug. 2017
Closing blessings were then given by Rabbi Greg Weisman of Temple Beth El and the Rev. Michael McGraw of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in east Boca Raton.

— randall p. lieberman, Jewish Journal, "Boca clergy use interfaith vigil to condemn hate," 22 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of closing

1596

closing Synonyms

Synonyms

capper, close, finale, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up

Antonyms

baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

Related Words

acme, apex, capstone, climax, copestone, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crescendo, crown, culmination, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith; aftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue (also epilog), postscript; shank, tag end, tail end

Near Antonyms

foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue (also prolog)

CLOSING Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of closing for English Language Learners

: a situation or occurrence in which a business or organization shuts down and stops its operations
: the last part of a letter or speech
: a meeting in which the owners of a house formally give ownership of the house to other people

Law Dictionary

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noun clos·ing \ ˈklō-ziŋ \

legal Definition of closing

: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.