closing

noun

clos·​ing ˈklō-ziŋ 

1

: a concluding part (as of a speech)

2

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

3

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

Synonyms

• capper
• close
• conclusion
• consummation
• end
• endgame
• ending
• finale
• finis
• finish
• grand finale
• homestretch
• mop-up
• windup
• wrap-up

Examples of closing in a Sentence

the closing of the local school

We met with our lawyer before the closing on our new house.

Recent Examples on the Web

This looked like the player who two-putted every green in the final round at St. Andrews, who missed two short putts in the closing stretch at Pinehurst No. 2 last summer to watch Bryson DeChambeau hoist that U.S. Open trophy. —Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025

As of April 14, however, closing sales were ongoing. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025

Listen to this article MIAMI — If nothing else, through the ups and downs, the closing stretch of the Miami Heat’s regular season offered a reminder that big men still can matter in today’s NBA and that a new generation has arrived — including the Heat’s Kel’el Ware. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025

Mastering the short game means fewer surprises and smoother closings. —Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing closing

• closing costs
• closing price
• closing time
• self-closing

Rhymes for closing

• dozing
• nosing
• posing
• anastomosing
• superimposing
• ankylosing
• bulldozing
• composing
• deposing
• disclosing
• disposing
• enclosing

Kids Definition

closing

noun

clos·​ing ˈklō-ziŋ 

: a concluding part

Legal Definition

closing

noun

clos·​ing ˈklō-ziŋ 

: the fulfillment or performance of a contract especially for the sale of real estate

also : a meeting at which the closing of a contract takes place

represented us at the closing

Note: At the closing for the completion of the sale of real property, the purchase price is paid and title is transferred to the purchaser or mortgagor.