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

On Monday, the city withdrew its objection to the Chapter 11 sale, saying the buyer had agreed to begin graffiti removal immediately and formally close the sale in six months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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

Goldman Sachs bankers still hoped they could close the sale at $95, the sources said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 11, 2023

Dee Haslam said Wednesday plans are moving quickly to close the sale.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2019

As a matter of fact nine times out of ten the hardest part of the transaction is to close the sale.

From Business Correspondence by Anonymous