close out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz out]
- /verb kloʊz aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz out]
- /verb kloʊz aʊt/

Definitions of close out words

verb close out to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash 3
noun close out the termination of an account on which the margin is exhausted 3
noun close out to dispose of (goods) by sale, as in ending a business 3
verb close out If you close out an account on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, you terminate it, usually by selling securities to realize cash. 3
verb with object close out to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
verb with object close out to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1

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Origin of close out

First appearance:

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives

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Parts of speech for Close out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Close out

close out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for close out

verb close out

sell out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
close the books — to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
close the door on — rule out, exclude

All 4 Synonyms of close out