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close corporation |
close down |
close in |
close off |
close order |
close out
| close quarters
| close set
| close shave
| close support
| close supporting fire
close out
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb close out has 3 senses
- close out(v = verb.stative) preclude, rule out - make impossible, especially beforehand; Array is one way to eliminate, obviate, rid of
- close out(v = verb.possession) Array - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars" is one way to cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
- close out(v = verb.change) Array - terminate; "We closed out our account" is one way to end, terminate
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun closeout1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
THESAURUS
close out
balance, balance the books, bar, book, button up, cap, capitalize, carry, carry over, carry to completion, cast up accounts, charge off, clean up, clear the trade, climax, close the books, close up, complete, conclude, convert, convert into cash, credit, crown, culminate, cut under, debit, disenable, disqualify, docket, dump, effect a sale, end, enter, finalize, finish, finish off, finish up, get done, get it over, get through, get through with, job, journalize, keep books, liquidate, log, make a sale, make an entry, make impossible, market, merchandise, minute, mop up, move, note, perfect, post, post up, prohibit, resell, retail, round out, rule out, sacrifice, sell, sell off, sell on consignment, sell out, sell over, sell retail, sell short, sell up, sell wholesale, strike a balance, terminate, terminate the account, top off, top out, turn into money, turn over, undercut, undersell, unload, wholesale, wind up, wrap up
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