closed on; closing on; closes on
US
: to formally and legally agree to and complete (an important financial arrangement, such as the purchase of a house)
We're going to close on our house next Friday.
They closed on the deal.
Examples of close on in a Sentence
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Stocks slipped following the S & P 500 ‘s record high close on Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Submissions for the conference programme will close on December 7, and the public will be able to view and vote on them from December 8.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The new project, named Hammerhead, is Exxon’s first with archrival Chevron as its largest partner in Guyana after Chevron in July closed on its $53 billion acquisition of Hess.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
All lanes are closed on eastbound Interstate 94 at M-14 after a semitrailer rolled over and crashed this morning in Scio Township.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Branches that were open seven days will close on Sunday.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The Angels were only down by one run with four innings to play when the book was closed on Farris.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Indiana closed on a 7-0 run to win its first playoff series in 10 years.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Phrasal verb
They will be closed on Sundays.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Stocks slipped following the S & P 500 ‘s record high close on Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Submissions for the conference programme will close on December 7, and the public will be able to view and vote on them from December 8.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The new project, named Hammerhead, is Exxon’s first with archrival Chevron as its largest partner in Guyana after Chevron in July closed on its $53 billion acquisition of Hess.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
All lanes are closed on eastbound Interstate 94 at M-14 after a semitrailer rolled over and crashed this morning in Scio Township.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Branches that were open seven days will close on Sunday.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The Angels were only down by one run with four innings to play when the book was closed on Farris.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Indiana closed on a 7-0 run to win its first playoff series in 10 years.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Close on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20on. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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