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Closing vs Ending - What's the difference?

closing | ending |

As nouns the difference between closing and ending

is that closing is the act by which something is closed while ending is a termination or conclusion.

As verbs the difference between closing and ending

is that closing is present participle of lang=en while ending is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective closing

is coming after all others.

closing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act by which something is closed.
    • openings and closings of doors
  • The end or conclusion of something
    • The closing of the curtains.
  • The final procedure in a house sale when documents are signed and recorded.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Coming after all others.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • ending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A termination or conclusion.
  • The last part of something.
  • (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

    • Synonyms

    * (termination or conclusion ): conclusion, end, termination * (last part of something ): end, finale * (grammar ):

    Phrases

    * bad ending * good ending

    Anagrams

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