closure Definition

closure
noun

1. The act of closing something, eg a business or a transport route.

Thesaurus: cessation, conclusion, finish, end, closing, termination, blockage.
2. A device for closing or sealing something.
3. A parliamentary procedure for cutting short a debate and taking an immediate vote.

verb

closured, closuring
1. To use this procedure for ending a debate, etc.

Etymology: 16c: French, from Latin clausura, from claudere, clausum to close.