closing
noun/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the act of shutting something such as a factory, hospital, school, etc. permanently
- the closing of the local school
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClosing is used before these nouns:compare opening see also early closing- ceremony
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