close out

== English == === Verb === close out (third-person singular simple present closes out, present participle closing out, simple past and past participle closed out) (transitive) To terminate; to call the end of. (transitive, marketing) Synonym of close (“to make a sale”). (intransitive) To settle, to pay what is due. (surfing, of a wave) To break all at once, instead of progressively along its length. (computing) To terminate a computer program. Antonym: open up (transitive) To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join. (finance) To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position. (aerospace) To seal off. ==== Usage notes ==== In computing sense, close and close out are both used, with close out being more informal, and more connotation of completely (as opposed to terminating a single window or document). Compare other computing phrasal verbs such as save down and print out. ==== Derived terms ==== closeout (noun) ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === cosolute, cut loose, octulose