closing

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Editorial note

To all the HN members who lost a lot of money in this closing, remember the community is here for you.

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Quick take

the act of closing something

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of closing gathered in one view.

noun

the act of closing something

noun

the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

noun

approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for closing.

noun

the act of closing something

noun

the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

See also: conclusion, end, close, ending

noun

approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"

noun

termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

noun

a concluding action

See also: completion, culmination, windup

adjective

final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"

Example sentences

To all the HN members who lost a lot of money in this closing, remember the community is here for you.

People voted for Obama when he promised the end of warrantless wiretapping, the closing down of Guantanamo, etc.

If you look at the structure of the film you can see Nolan using the opening and closing heist sequences as allegorical bookends to demonstrate Cobb's character development.

I am more than happy to continue using the platform, but this frictionless sharing scares the crap out of me, and will see me closing my account sooner rather than later if it continues down the path that it looks to be going down.

You should look into LocalStorage or IndexedDB as a way to autosave so the user doesn't lose their content by inadvertently closing the tab, navigating or refreshing.• Deleting a column is instant and irreversible.

One of the most infuriating things about what we saw happening in 2005-2007 was that while banks were closing the accounts of non-bank service providers, the banks themselves began offering the same services to their own customers, often through the same networks that the non-bank financial institutions were using.