closing

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

Synonyms

• capper
• close
• conclusion
• consummation
• end
• endgame
• ending
• finale
• finis
• finish
• grand finale
• homestretch
• mop-up
• windup
• wrap-up

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 on the Web

From prospecting and lead qualification to closing, perfecting a business’s sales pipeline requires making careful decisions that turn potential leads into long-term customers. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

Since then, there have been tit-for-tat escalations from both sides, including exchanges of gunfire between Indian and Pakistani troops along the border, the expelling of diplomats and nationals on both sides, the closing of airspace to each other’s airlines, and suspension of trade. —Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 May 2025

Mike Flanagan’s Tom Hiddleston starrer The Life of Chuck has been set as the closing film. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 May 2025

Rosenblatt gives her a humdinger of a first act closing speech complete with the kind of curtain line actors kill for. —David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1596, 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.