close out

• Phrasal verb, das das Beenden oder Abschließen von etwas bezeichnet, oft einer Geschäftstätigkeit, eines Ereignisses oder einer finanziellen Position, oder das Räumen eines Bestands durch Verkauf.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of finishing or concluding something, often a business activity, event, or financial position.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Sell remaining stockinformalamerican

   To sell all remaining items of a product line, often at a reduced price.

   Restbestände abverkaufen

   • The store is closing out its winter collection.
   • They closed out the old inventory to make room for new items.
   • We need to close out these last few units before the end of the month.

   Synonymeclearclear outdispose ofliquidatesell offunload

2. Finish or concludeinformalamerican

   To bring something to an end or conclusion.

   Abschließen

   • Let's close out the meeting with a summary.
   • He closed out his speech with a powerful quote.
   • They closed out the project by submitting the final report.

   Synonymeceasecompleteconcludeendfinishstopterminatewrap up

   Antonymebegincommenceinitiatelaunchopenstart

3. Exclude or preventinformalamerican

   To prevent someone from being included or participating.

   Ausschließen

   • The new policy closed out many small businesses.
   • They felt closed out of the decision-making process.
   • The system closed out late applicants.

   Synonymebardebarexcludekeep outostracizeshut out

   Antonymeadmitinclude

Grundverbclose