<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>The end or conclusion, as of a speech.</li><li>Something that closes; a fastening, as of a purse.</li><li>The final phase of a transaction, especially the meeting at which procedures are carried out in the execution of a contract for the sale of real estate.</li><li>An act or instance of failing or going bankrupt: an increase in bank closings.</li><li>Complimentary close.</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Concluding; ending; final.</li></ul>