closing

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ

Noun

closing (plural closings)

1. The act by which something is closed.

   openings and closings of doors

2. The end or conclusion of something.

   the closing of a popular play

3. The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
4. (mathematics) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.

Translations

the act by which something is closed

• Italian: chiusura (it) f
• Romanian: închidere (ro) f

• Spanish: cierre (es) m

end or conclusion

• Bulgarian: закриване (bg) n (zakrivane), затваряне n (zatvarjane)
• Finnish: sulkeminen (fi), lopetus (fi), päättäminen (fi), lopettaminen (fi)
• French: clôture (fr) m
• Italian: chiusura (it) f

• Romanian: închidere (ro) f
• Russian: закры́тие (ru) n (zakrýtije)
• Scots: closin
• Spanish: clausura (es) f, cierre (es) m

the final procedure in a house sale

Adjective

closing (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.

   I'd like to add some closing words.

   The closing scene of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" cannot but evoke a feeling of deep pathos.

Derived terms

• self-closing

Translations

coming after all others

• Bulgarian: заключи́телен (bg) (zaključítelen), после́ден (bg) (posléden)
• Finnish: viimeinen (fi), loppu- (fi)

• Italian: conclusivo (it), finale (it), ultimo (it)
• Russian: заключи́тельный (ru) (zaključítelʹnyj), после́дний (ru) (poslédnij)

Verb

closing

1. present participle of close