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/kləʊs/ /kləʊz/ noun [C, usually singular]

Definition

› the end of something: bring/draw sth to a close I tried to bring the meeting to a close.at the close of sth At the close of the financial year, the balance amounted to $418 million.

› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET the end of a day's trading on a market: the close of business/trading His exit was announced after the close of trading.at the close The IT services specialist was down 7.25p to 196.5p at the close.

(the) close of play › FINANCE, STOCK MARKET the end of a working day or of a day's trading: The bank said that a check paid in on Monday cannot be bounced after close of play on Thursday.at/by (the) close of play The share price had almost doubled to 95.5p at close of play on Friday.

(Definition of close noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)