closeout
IPA: kɫˈoʊsaʊt
noun
- (surfing) A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
- (retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store.
close out
IPA: kɫˈoʊsˈaʊt
verb
- (transitive) To terminate; to call the end of.
- (transitive, marketing) Synonym of close (“to make a sale”)
- (surfing) Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.
- (computing) To terminate a computer program.
- (transitive) To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.
- (finance) To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position.
- (aerospace) To seal off.
Examples of "closeout" in Sentences
- A few comments by way of closeout.
- Orbiter aft closeout work begins today.
- The company are best known for wholesale closeout deals.
- A hail sale is a closeout at a car dealership after hail damage.
- Most of the merchandise in the stores are closeouts and overstocks.
- I've seen a lot of these for sale, and a lot of times, being sold at closeout.
- A closeout or clearance is the final sale of an item or items to zero inventory.
- The purpose of the closeout meeting is to ensure that GAO staff have been provided with a full understanding of the information they have gathered at a field location and its relevance to the engagement's objectives.