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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
closing \closing\ n.
1. the act of closing something.
Syn: shutting.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the last section of a communication.
Syn: conclusion, close, ending.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. termination of operations.
Syn: closure, closedown, shutdown.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. a concluding action.
Syn: completion, culmination, windup, mop up.
[WordNet 1.5]
5. (Commerce) the final action in a commercial transaction,
especially the meeting between buyer and seller (and in
some cases mortgagee), or their representatives, in a
transaction for sale of real estate in which all documents
are signed and all procedures carried out to complete the
sale; -- called also {real estate closing}.
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