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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Cardinal Kevin Farrell will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in his role of camerlengo, or interim Vatican administrator.
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Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
As part of the debt restructuring, MSG Networks will make a $65 million payment at closing of the load, while its parent company, Sphere Entertainment, will pay $15 million.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
That can involve researching and clearing title searches and assisting with real estate closings.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In closing arguments Thursday, Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Arnold, with co-counsel Maureen Koonce, said the victim told others, including her sister, a school classmate what happened two decades ago.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
As part of the debt restructuring, MSG Networks will make a $65 million payment at closing of the load, while its parent company, Sphere Entertainment, will pay $15 million.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
That can involve researching and clearing title searches and assisting with real estate closings.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In closing arguments Thursday, Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Arnold, with co-counsel Maureen Koonce, said the victim told others, including her sister, a school classmate what happened two decades ago.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Closing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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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