1.b> (; ), , ; to close a speech / / ; to close a meeting ; to close a subscription list ; to close an account .i> ; his short life closed ;
2.b> 1) (), ; to close a bargain (i>) ;
2) (with) i> (), ; I offered him sixteen pounds and he closed with it ;
tob> close inb> () i>; the days are closing in - [.i> .i> close IIIr> ];
to close one's daysb> / .