close out

/ kləʊz /

verb

1. (adverb) to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash

Idioms and Phrases

Also, close something out . Dispose of a stock of goods; end a business. For example, We are closing out all our china , or They've decided to close out their downtown branch . This expression is most often used in business and commerce but occasionally refers to other matters. [Late 1800s]

close someone out . Prevent someone's entry or inclusion, as in No one will tell us about the merger—we've been closed out . [Second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

He closed out his campaign this week unembarrassed to manipulate, implying that if you don’t vote for him it just might be because you’re “Islamophobic.”

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in another run in the top of the eighth inning before the Blue Jays bullpen closed out victory.

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Either way, the election will close out an economic experiment marked by initial prosperity funded by Morales's nationalization of gas reserves.

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The Moderna shares fell, and the investment lost about €500,000 before it was closed out, according to documents reviewed by French investigators.

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Sasaki’s failure to close out Game 1 sounded alarm bells, and rightfully so.

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Related Words

• sell out