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closing balance

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

BANKING, ACCOUNTING the amount of money in an account at the end of an accounting period: The opening balance should reflect the closing balance on your previous statement. → Compare opening balance
(Definition of closing balance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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