close out

terminer, conclure

Achever une activité, un événement ou une période en accomplissant sa dernière partie.

En anglais simple : To finish an activity, event, or period by doing its final part.

• Let us close out the meeting.
• The team closed out the season with a win.
• She is closing out the project this week.

Comment l'utiliser : close out something with something (They closed out the concert with a familiar song.)

Synonymes : finish, complete, conclude

Contraires : begin

Expressions courantes : close out something, close out the season

fermer, quitter

Quitter un programme informatique et arrêter son fonctionnement.

En anglais simple : To stop using a computer program and make it stop running.

• Close out the program first.
• She closed out of the app without saving.
• Have you closed out all the programs?

Comment l'utiliser : close out of something (Save your changes before you close out of the program.)

Synonymes : quit, exit, close

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : close out something, close out completely

solder, régler

Payer ce qui reste dû pour régler définitivement une facture ou un compte.

En anglais simple : To pay the remaining money owed and finish dealing with a bill or account.

• We closed out the bill before leaving.
• She closed out the account by paying the remaining balance.
• Can you close out these outstanding invoices today?

Comment l'utiliser : close out something (We paid the balance to close out the account.)

Synonymes : settle, pay off

Expressions courantes : close out something, close out an account

clôturer une position, dénouer une position

Effectuer une opération inverse équivalente pour ne plus détenir une position sur le marché.

En anglais simple : To make a matching opposite trade so you no longer hold a particular investment position.

• He closed out his trading position.
• We bought matching contracts to close out our short position.
• The trader closed out all open positions before the holiday.

Comment l'utiliser : close out a position (She closed out her position by selling the shares.)

Synonymes : unwind, liquidate

Expressions courantes : close out something, close out positions

fermer

Se dit d'une vague qui déferle sur toute sa longueur en même temps.

En anglais simple : If a wave does this, its whole length falls over at once.

• That wave will close out.
• The waves closed out before we could ride them.
• Large swells often close out along this beach.

Expressions courantes : close out suddenly, close out completely

exclure, écarter

Empêcher quelqu'un d'entrer ou de participer en lui fermant toutes les possibilités.

En anglais simple : To prevent someone from entering or taking part by blocking every possible way.

• The club closed outsiders out.
• High fees closed poorer students out of the program.
• These exclusive contracts close new suppliers out of the market.

Comment l'utiliser : close someone out of something (The rules closed small firms out of the market.)

Synonymes : exclude, shut out

Contraires : include

Expressions courantes : close out someone, close someone out