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close out

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verb

(adverb) to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, close something out . Dispose of a stock of goods; end a business. For example, We are closing out all our china , or They've decided to close out their downtown branch . This expression is most often used in business and commerce but occasionally refers to other matters. [Late 1800s]

close someone out . Prevent someone's entry or inclusion, as in No one will tell us about the merger—we've been closed out . [Second half of 1900s]

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But Evans, encouraged by the home crowd, dug in and battled from 5-4 down to secure a second break before closing out the set.

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Kang-in Lee closed out the scoring on the final touch of the game, converting a penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time.

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A double fault handed Zheng the break back and she reeled off four games in a row to close out the match.

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Sophomore Laif Palmer closed out the final inning, inducing the fifth double play of the day and getting a strikeout after the Trojans managed only their third hit.

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She then battled back impressively from 5-3 down in the second set, winning four straight games to close out the match.

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closeout close position

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