closing

clos·ing  (klzng)

n.

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 of taverners; a group of innkeepers, 1486.

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

closing [ˈkləuzɪŋ] adj [stages, remarks] → último, final;

closing price (STOCK EXCHANGE) → cotización f de cierre

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closing [ˈkləuzɪŋ] adj [stages, remarks] → final(e);

closing price (Stock Exchange) → cours m de clôture

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closing [ˈkləuzɪŋ] close² adj (stages) → Schluss-;

(remarks) → abschließend

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closing [ˈkləuzɪŋ] adj [stages, remarks] → conclusivo/a, finale;

closing price (STOCK EXCHANGE) → prezzo di chiusura