clo·sure

clo·sure
/ˈkloʊʒɚ/ noun, pl -sures
1 [count] : a situation or occurrence in which something (such as a business or factory) closes forever

business closures [=closings]

a school closure = the closure of a school

The government forced the closure of the factory.

2 [noncount]
2 a : a feeling that something has been completed or that a problem has been solved

I need to talk to him and get some closure on this issue.

2 b : a feeling that a bad experience (such as a divorce or the death of a family member) has ended and that you can start to live again in a calm and normal way

Going to the memorial service for his late wife made it possible for him to achieve closure.

We all felt a sense of closure after our sister's murderer was sent to jail.

trying to bring closure to the victim's family

3 [count] : the way that something (such as a jacket) is closed together
— usually singular

The coat has a zipper closure. [=the coat is closed with a zipper]


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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