close the sale

Idioms  

1. Also, close the deal;. Complete a transaction, as in Jack was delighted to close the sale. This term applies to such transactions as the sale of a house, also put as closing on a house, as well as negotiations leading up to a sale. The latter was also put as to close a bargain, a phrase used by Charles Dickens and other 19th-century writers: “He closed the bargain directly it reached his ears,” Nicholas Nickleby, 1838.

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close the sale

But HOAs can also add to the likelihood that you will get an unexpected, even nasty surprise just as you are about to close the sale.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

If it knows you are a price-sensitive shopper who compares across sites, it may offer you a better deal to close the sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

It says it’s working to close the sale and get approval from regulators in the coming weeks or months.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

In making her determination whether to approve the deal, the judge will be considering whether she believes the high bidder has the financial wherewithal to close the sale, its impact on creditors and other issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2022

But he was in a terrible rush to close the sale, for some reason or other," went on Peters, "and I forgot, myself, and had the deed made in the name of Jeremiah Clifford.

From Mary-'Gusta by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

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