Close out or closeout?
close out is a verb meaning “To terminate; to call the end of”; closeout is a noun meaning “A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its…”. Use close out as a verb and closeout as a noun. close out is written as two words and closeout as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between close out and closeout?
| close out | closeout | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb | noun |
| Meaning | To terminate; to call the end of Synonym of close (“to make a sale”) | A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length 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… |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | closeouts |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈkloʊzˌaʊt/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 8 million words |
Sources: close out and closeout in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of close out and closeout
close out
- 1
To terminate; to call the end of
- 2
Synonym of close (“to make a sale”)
- 3
To settle, to pay what is due
- 4
To break all at once, instead of progressively along its length
- 5
To terminate a computer program
- 6
To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join
- 7
To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position
- 8
To seal off
closeout
- 1
A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length
- 2
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…
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, close out or closeout?
close out is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; closeout about once in every 8 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search close out vs closeout?
“close out vs closeout” is searched about 10 times a month on Bing (Google reports it together with close variants, so it has no figure of its own) in the United States.
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