closing
noun
uk/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/ us [ C or U ]
the act of permanently stopping a factory, business, organization, etc. from operating:
Congress passed a law to protect workers and their families from the harmful effects of sudden plant closings and mass layoffs.
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opening noun
[ C or U ] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE
the end of the day's trading on a stock market:
The rivals have until 1pm to put in their bids and the winner will be declared at the closing of the market at 4.30pm.
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opening noun
[ U ] COMMERCE
the act of finishing business for the day, or the time when this happens:
We managed to finish our shopping right before closing.
early/late closing Monday is early closing.
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opening noun
[ U ] BANKING, FINANCE, PROPERTY US
the final stage of arranging a loan or of buying and selling property:
We will be ready to move in immediately after the closing.
at closing Homeowners have the option of taking a lump sum at closing.
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completion
[ U ] ACCOUNTING
the end of a period of accounting
closing
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/ uscoming near the end of a speech, event, activity, etc.:
closing remarks/statement In her closing remarks, she thanked all the delegates for taking part.
The Prime Minister spoke yesterday at the closing ceremony of the Paris Air Show.
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opening adjective
STOCK MARKET, FINANCE
coming at the end of the day's trading on the stock market:
The Dow achieved a closing record of 5,894.74.
Stock prices had risen 10% by the closing bell.
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opening adjective