closing

1 of 2

noun

clos·​ing ˈklō-ziŋ 

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

closing

2 of 2

present participle of close entry 1

Synonyms of closing

Noun

• ending
• conclusion
• end
• close
• finale

Examples of closing in a Sentence

Noun

the closing of the local school

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The most recent annual reports from Olympics organizer LA28 haven’t included details about contracts with companies providing services such as security and pre-production work for the opening and closing ceremonies. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The recent closing of Hawthorne Race Course brought a surge in the number of surplus thoroughbreds. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

In the song’s closing moments, the Edge hears something older than country music in Parton’s voice. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Riggs clipped the outside wall in the closing laps and finished 19th. — Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing closing

• closing costs
• closing price
• closing time
• self-closing

Rhymes for closing

• dozing
• nosing
• posing
• anastomosing
• superimposing
• ankylosing
• bulldozing
• composing
• deposing
• disclosing
• disposing
• enclosing

Kids Definition

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.