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clos·ing

(klō′zĭng)

1. The end or conclusion: the closing of a debate.

2. A meeting for completing a transaction, especially one at which contracts are signed transferring ownership of real estate.

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closing

(ˈkləʊzɪŋ)

adj

comprising the final part of an activity or period of time

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clos•ing

(ˈkloʊ zɪŋ)

n.

1. the end or conclusion, as of a speech.

2. something that closes; a fastening, as of a purse.

3. the final phase of a transaction, esp. the sale of real estate.

[1350–1400]

Closing

of taverners; a group of innkeepers, 1486.

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Noun	1.	closing - the act of closing something shutting movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" opening - the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
	2.	closing - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." close, ending, conclusion, end anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	3.	closing - approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" closure coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
	4.	closing - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" closedown, shutdown, closure ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" plant closing - act of shutting down operation of a plant bank closing - act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure layoff - the act of laying off an employee or a work force
	5.	closing - a concluding action mop up, windup, completion, culmination consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizing follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise" follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" graduation - the successful completion of a program of study
Adj.	1.	closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

closing

adjective

Coming after all others:

concluding, final, last, terminal.

noun

A concluding or terminating:

cease, cessation, close, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up.

Translations

Auflösung

cierre

enfermement

chiusa chiusura conclusivo fioritura

closing

[ˈkləʊzɪŋ]

A. ADJ → último, final
closing speech → discurso m de clausura
in the closing stages → en las últimas etapas
when is closing time? → ¿a qué hora cierran?
his closing words were → sus palabras finales fueron ...

B. CPD closing date N → fecha f tope, fecha f límite
closing down N → cierre m
closing down sale N → liquidación f por cierre
closing entry N (in account) → asiento m de cierre
closing price N (St Ex) → cotización f de cierre
closing time N (Brit) → hora f de cerrar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

closing

[ˈkləʊzɪŋ] adj [stages, remarks] → final(e)closing date n → date f de clôtureclosing-down sale [ˌkləʊzɪŋˈdaʊn] n (British) → liquidation f (totale) (avant fermeture définitive)closing price n (STOCK EXCHANGE) → cours m de clôtureclosing time n [shop, library, pub] → heure f de fermeture

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closing

(= shutting) → Schließung f; (of factory: permanently) → Stilllegung f

(St Ex) → Börsenschluss m

adj

remarks, words etc → abschließend, Schluss-; closing arguments (Jur) → Schlussplädoyers pl

(St Ex) closing prices → Schlusskurse pl, → Schlussnotierungen pl

closing

closing balance sheet

n (Fin) → Schlussbilanz f

closing date

n (for competition etc) → Einsendeschluss m

closing-down sale

n (Comm) → Räumungsverkauf m

closing scene

n (Theat, TV) → Schlussszene f

closing time

n → Geschäfts- or Ladenschluss m; (Brit, in pub) → Polizei- or Sperrstunde f; when is closing? → wann schließt die Bank/das Geschäft/der Laden/das Lokal etc?

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

closing

[ˈkləʊzɪŋ] adj (stages, remarks) → conclusivo/a, finale
closing speech → discorso di chiusura
closing price (Stock Exchange) → prezzo di chiusura

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Turjun, the panthan, crept close to the companionway, his sinuous fingers closing tightly upon the hilt of his dagger.

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Abruptly closing the window, she threw aside her shawl, and lit the candles on the mantelpiece, impelled by a sudden craving for light in the solitude of her room.

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As we have received certain very disquieting information concerning the value of these shares, we must ask you to adjust the account before closing hours to-day, or we shall be compelled to place the shares upon the market.

A few minutes before closing time he strolled into the bank and no one noticed a great bead of perspiration which stood out upon his forehead.

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Slowly the interval was closing. In a short time there would be but a tiny crack, and then even that would be closed, and for a long Barsoomian year the chamber would slowly revolve until once more for a brief day the aperture in its wall would pass the corridor's end.

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Quietly closing the door the fugitives moved silently to the next, which they found locked.

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Therefore they worked hard, but not harder than Judge Driscoll and Tom worked against them in the closing days of the canvass.

The closing speech of the campaign was made by Judge Driscoll, and he made it against both of the foreigners.

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