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close the books

book
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo k]
    • /verb kloʊz stressed ði ˈbʊks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo k]
    • /verb kloʊz stressed ði ˈbʊks/

Definitions of close the books words

  • noun close the books to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report 3
  • noun close the books to make no further entries, balance the books, and draw up statements from them 3
  • phrase close the books If you close the books, you balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report. 3
  • phrase close the books also informally used as a noun: "the close" 3
  • noun close the books a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. 1
  • noun close the books a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: Your child can listen to or read the book online. See also e-book (def 1). 1
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Origin of close the books

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed

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Parts of speech for Close the books

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Close the books

close the books popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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 the books

verb close the books

  • 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 door on — rule out, exclude
All 3 Synonyms of close the books

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