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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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The Tokyo stock exchange was closed on Monday for a public holiday.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The highway is also closed on Hatteras and Ocracoke, according to the department.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Considering the loss to the Rangers was a one-goal game until five minutes remained and this loss to the Bruins was also close on the scoreboard, a useful power play could have flipped the script on either game.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
After all, the doctor said the removal wouldn’t require surgery and the hole would close on its own.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Fido is now set to close on June 1, 2028.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Will supermarkets or big stores close on Columbus Day?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York City Industrial Development Agency and real estate investor Bungalow Projects have closed on two transactions totaling $552 million to support construction of high-end film and television production studios in Brooklyn.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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BlackRock's $12 billion acquisition of private credit manager HPS Investment Partners closed on July 1.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The Tokyo stock exchange was closed on Monday for a public holiday.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The highway is also closed on Hatteras and Ocracoke, according to the department.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Considering the loss to the Rangers was a one-goal game until five minutes remained and this loss to the Bruins was also close on the scoreboard, a useful power play could have flipped the script on either game.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
After all, the doctor said the removal wouldn’t require surgery and the hole would close on its own.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Fido is now set to close on June 1, 2028.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Will supermarkets or big stores close on Columbus Day?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York City Industrial Development Agency and real estate investor Bungalow Projects have closed on two transactions totaling $552 million to support construction of high-end film and television production studios in Brooklyn.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Close on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20on. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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