"close out" meaning in All languages combined

See close out on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: closes out [present, singular, third-person], closing out [participle, present], closed out [participle, past], closed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close out (third-person singular simple present closes out, present participle closing out, simple past and past participle closed out)
  1. (transitive) To terminate; to call the end of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-IaSWg6T1
  2. (transitive, marketing) Synonym of close (“to make a sale”) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Marketing Synonyms: close [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: closeout [noun] Related terms: close down, close off, close up
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-c6473Npd Topics: business, marketing
  3. (surfing) Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-Wo1FvC1- Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
  4. (computing) To terminate a computer program. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-HS6eZz3O Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (transitive) To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-PLyCpGxr
  6. (finance) To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-ld6ESrMv Topics: business, finance
  7. (aerospace) To seal off. Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-close_out-en-verb-YGjCd0gW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 7 10 9 7 42 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 17 7 7 9 9 8 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 7 6 9 11 7 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 6 7 7 9 7 45 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “computing”",
      "word": "open up"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "closes out",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "closing out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "closed out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "closed out",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "ref": "2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Lisicki recovered quickly enough and broke once again at 1-1, using her heavy to serve to dominate before a sweetly-struck backhand down the line closed out the set after 43 minutes.",
          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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        "To terminate; to call the end of."
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        "(transitive) To terminate; to call the end of."
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            "Economics",
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          "_dis1": "24 71 0 6 0 0 0",
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          "type": "quote"
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        "(transitive, marketing) Synonym of close (“to make a sale”)"
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          "_dis1": "24 71 0 6 0 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "24 71 0 6 0 0 0",
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          "ref": "2005, 'Pete Devries, Surfing Vancouver Island:",
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        "(surfing) Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length."
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          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      "glosses": [
        "To terminate a computer program."
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        "(computing) To terminate a computer program."
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
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        "sciences"
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        {
          "ref": "2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Gerrard plainly had other ideas as he set off on that final, driving run into the opposition penalty area, slaloming between Kamil Glik and Grzegorz Wojtkowiak and getting his shot away as a third defender, Artur Jedzejczyk, and the goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, tried to close him out.",
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        "To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join."
      ],
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          "exclude",
          "exclude"
        ],
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          "block"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "en:Finance",
          "parents": [
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position."
      ],
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        "business",
        "finance"
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
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          "orig": "en:Aerospace",
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            "Astronautics",
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "Applied sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
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          "_dis": "17 7 7 10 9 7 42",
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          "ref": "2008, R. Michael Gordon, The Space Shuttle Program: How NASA Lost Its Way, page 192:",
          "text": "One week later, the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-C) was loaded on Discovery and the payload bay doors were cleared and closed out.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To seal off."
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        "(aerospace) To seal off."
      ],
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        "aerospace",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "close out"
}
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “computing”",
      "word": "open up"
    }
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    "English lemmas",
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    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
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        "noun"
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      "word": "closeout"
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "closing out",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "closed out",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "closed out",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "close down"
    },
    {
      "word": "close off"
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        {
          "ref": "2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Lisicki recovered quickly enough and broke once again at 1-1, using her heavy to serve to dominate before a sweetly-struck backhand down the line closed out the set after 43 minutes.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To terminate; to call the end of."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To terminate; to call the end of."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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          "ref": "2017, Paul T. Steele, Tom Beasor, Business Negotiation: A Practical Workbook:",
          "text": "Sales people are taught how to close out the deal. Buyers are less well trained but protect themselves with processes that stop the seller from reaching this stage.",
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        "(transitive, marketing) Synonym of close (“to make a sale”)"
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        "(surfing) Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length."
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      "glosses": [
        "To terminate a computer program."
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      ],
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        "(computing) To terminate a computer program."
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        "computing",
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        "mathematics",
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          "ref": "2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Gerrard plainly had other ideas as he set off on that final, driving run into the opposition penalty area, slaloming between Kamil Glik and Grzegorz Wojtkowiak and getting his shot away as a third defender, Artur Jedzejczyk, and the goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, tried to close him out.",
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      ],
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          "block",
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        "(transitive) To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position."
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          "finance",
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        "(finance) To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position."
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        "business",
        "finance"
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          "ref": "2008, R. Michael Gordon, The Space Shuttle Program: How NASA Lost Its Way, page 192:",
          "text": "One week later, the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-C) was loaded on Discovery and the payload bay doors were cleared and closed out.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To seal off."
      ],
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        "(aerospace) To seal off."
      ],
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        "aerospace",
        "business",
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "close out"
}

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