close out
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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
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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