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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Stocks ended the week higher, boosted by gains in the technology sector and optimism over a ceasefire extension in the Middle East, and all three major market averages scored new intraday and closing records on Friday.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Crescenta Valley’s Nathan Lee shot an even-par 74 to cap an impressive closing stretch to his freshman season.
—Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
What’s more, closing prisons is not popular with the union that represents correctional officers.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Crescenta Valley’s Nathan Lee shot an even-par 74 to cap an impressive closing stretch to his freshman season.
—Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
What’s more, closing prisons is not popular with the union that represents correctional officers.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for closing
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“Closing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationKids 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.
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