Meaning of close out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To terminate; to call the end of.
   transitive
2. Synonym of close (“to make a sale”).
   transitive
3. To settle, to pay what is due.
   intransitive
4. To break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.
5. To terminate a computer program.
6. To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.
   transitive
7. To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position.
8. To seal off.

Examples

“Lisicki recovered quickly enough and broke once again at 1-1, using her heavy to serve⟳ to dominate before a sweetly-struck backhand down the line closed out the set⟳ after 43 minutes.”

“Sales people are taught how to close⟳ out the deal⟳. Buyers are less well trained but protect⟳ themselves with processes that stop⟳ the seller from reaching this stage⟳.”

“Much to the dismay of bartenders, many 20-somethings prefer⟳ to close⟳ out and pay⟳ after every drink⟳, no matter⟳ how many beverages they end⟳ up ordering.”

“WYCA members are also expected to approve⟳ an extra £1.4m in development funding, which would help⟳ "close⟳ out outstanding legacy issues and allow⟳ the project to be remobilised".”

“You either want⟳ to land⟳ on the top of the wave⟳ (if it has closed out), or in the transition”

“Gerrard plainly had other ideas as he set⟳ off on that final, driving run⟳ into the opposition penalty area, slaloming between Kamil Glik and Grzegorz Wojtkowiak and getting his shot away as a third defender, Artur Jedzejczyk, and the goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, tried to close⟳ him out.”

“One week later, the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-C) was loaded on Discovery and the payload bay doors were cleared and closed out.”

CEFR level