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

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

Under the terms of the auction agreement, Saghian is under legal obligation to close the sale by March 21.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

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

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2019

When this stage is reached, they think they only need to keep his interest growing to close the sale.

From Certain Success by Hawkins, Norval A.