closing

noun

The act by which something is closed.

The end or conclusion of something.

The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.

(mathematics) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.

adjective

Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.

Roots

claudoclos- · Latin · close, shut

Synonyms for closing

shuttingn closuren endingn shutdownn conclusionn concludingadj terminationn finishingn terminatingv sealingn

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Where does closing come from?

The word closing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root clos-, from Latin claudo (“close, shut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.