closing

noun clos·ing \ˈklō-ziŋ\

: a situation or occurrence in which a business or organization shuts down and stops its operations

: the last part of a letter or speech

: a meeting in which the owners of a house formally give ownership of the house to other people

Full Definition of CLOSING

: a concluding part (as of a speech)

: a closable gap (as in an article of clothing)

: a meeting of parties to a real-estate deal for formally transferring title

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Synonyms: capper, close, finale, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up

Antonyms: baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

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