"close the books" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: closes the books [present, singular, third-person], closing the books [participle, present], closed the books [participle, past], closed the books [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close the books (third-person singular simple present closes the books, present participle closing the books, simple past and past participle closed the books)
  1. (idiomatic, finance, accounting) To finalize the financial records for a specific accounting period; to cease trading. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Accounting, Finance
    Sense id: en-close_the_books-en-verb-seNcM8gW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: accounting, business, finance

Inflected forms

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