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closing out

VERB

terminate business operations

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sell out

WEAK

close the books close the door on liquidate terminate the account

Example Sentences

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Their third attempt at closing out the Rockets comes quickly, when they play Game 6 on Friday at Houston.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

In covering, or closing out, short positions, traders buy the shares they had been betting might decline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Natural gas futures settled higher, closing out volatile trading session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“Buying us time!” she shouted back, and then she pulled shut and locked a wooden lid that capped the well, closing out the last rays of light.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs