CLOSE OUT


Meaning of CLOSE OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklōz- ]

verb

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : exclude

b. : preclude

close out his chances

2.

a. : to dispose of a whole stock of by sale

b. : to dispose of (a business)

c. : sell

closed out his share of the business

d. : to put (an account) in order for disposal or transfer

3.

a. : to bring to an often rapid or abrupt conclusion

close out a career

b. : to discontinue operation of

intransitive verb

1. : to sell out a business

2. : to buy or sell securities or commodities in order to terminate an account

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.