to close out
3
4.3
- phrasal verb
- /kloʊs aʊt/
- US
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liquidar
- Before relocating, she had to close out all her accounts with various service providers.
- close out the account
- close out positions
- close out the year
You either get the money into your account that day or they close out your positions.
- You either get the money into your account that day or they close out your positions.
Examples
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I closed out my place on Staten Island and moved in with Mary and her baby.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was at the store last week and saw pork chops being closed out for $1.99/lb, down from $3.50.
Blog text (18) -
One important note: you must contact Amazon and have them close out your old account and open a new one for you.
Blog text (7) -
We expect to close out the year at seven hundred and forty thousand barrels.
Fiction book (1993) -
Gallaudet is slated to close out the regular-season schedule on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Blog text (28) -
As the Browns exit their bye week and get ready to close out the season over the next seven games, what strategies should the coaching staff implement to "answer the call of duty" and turn some of these close losses into wins?
Blog text (12) -
In its latest 13F, York Capital curiously did not report a position in Dollar Thrifty, indicating that the fund had closed out its holdings entirely.
Blog text (18) -
The store decided to close out its inventory with a massive sale, offering discounts up to 70%.
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Many businesses will close out their assets at the end of the fiscal year to minimize losses.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stop something or make it finish
∞
1.0
To finish an event, meeting, or activity
94
2.9
To stop operating permanently, like a shop or company
65
2.8
To sell all the tickets or goods so nothing is left
57
3.5
To quickly get rid of things by offering them at low prices
44
3.5
To stop a shop or business from operating
25
7.3
To sell a company's goods and property to pay debts
17
4.0
To permanently stop operating as a business or organization
17
3.7
Bring an activity or meeting to an end
11
3.9
To stop doing business for a short time or forever
10
7.5
Sell off an asset or part of a business
5
5.3
Decide that a matter has ended and do nothing more about it
1
5.5
Get money for all your things, often to move away or close a business
1
4.4
Close a shop or business and stop trading
1
4.7
Close a shop for the day or forever
To sell all goods and things you own to get cash
Antonyms
How Final
- Specialized
25
7.3
91
3.1
- US
3
4.3
17
3.7
57
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
close + out
The meaning 'to make impossible / prevent from being considered' is partly derivable from 'close' (to end/stop) combined with the particle 'out' which commonly signals exclusion or removal, so a learner who knows both constituents could infer a sense like 'rule out' or 'shut out'. However, phrasal-verb meanings with 'out' are variable and the nuance of anticipatory prevention (and other senses like commercial 'close out') is not fully predictable without exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Close out comes from shops closing: owners would shut the store and sell everything to empty the shelves, leaving no stock behind. That's why it means 'to sell off remaining stock or end operations'.