close on
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British
: almost or nearly : close to
We walked for close on five miles.
closed on; closing on; closes on
US
: to formally and legally agree to and complete (an important financial arrangement, such as the purchase of a house)
We're going to close on our house next Friday.
They closed on the deal.
Examples of close on in a Sentence
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Knight counts toward one of the five players Las Vegas must add in this expansion phase, which closes on Monday.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Wendy's was closed on Tuesday morning.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The deal was closed on March 26.
—Unitedrobotsrealestate, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Public submissions through The Black List open today, Monday, June 8, 2026, and close on Monday, July 6, 2026, or when 2,500 entries have been received, whichever occurs first.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The mayor’s office said that the developers had applied for site permits even before DC BLOX closed on its purchase of the property, trying to lock in building rights for the project, and Schwartz said that the purchase was scheduled to close as soon as Monday.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 6 June 2026
An additional 22 illnesses in four new states were reported to the agencies since the case closed on March 17, prompting a fresh warning.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Getty Images The cold streak for MLB best home run bets came to a close on Friday.
—Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Verb
To drive interest in the new spot, Pruner held a pop-up event at Origami, which is normally closed on Sundays.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Knight counts toward one of the five players Las Vegas must add in this expansion phase, which closes on Monday.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Wendy's was closed on Tuesday morning.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The deal was closed on March 26.
—Unitedrobotsrealestate, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Public submissions through The Black List open today, Monday, June 8, 2026, and close on Monday, July 6, 2026, or when 2,500 entries have been received, whichever occurs first.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The mayor’s office said that the developers had applied for site permits even before DC BLOX closed on its purchase of the property, trying to lock in building rights for the project, and Schwartz said that the purchase was scheduled to close as soon as Monday.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 6 June 2026
An additional 22 illnesses in four new states were reported to the agencies since the case closed on March 17, prompting a fresh warning.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Getty Images The cold streak for MLB best home run bets came to a close on Friday.
—Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Close on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20on. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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