close the books



close the books

Stop financial transactions; end a matter. For example, The entire estate went at the auction, so we can close the books on it, or He was glad to close the books on this case.
See also: book, close

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaeganMEG-ənEnglish (Modern)
AliÉNora-lye-NOR (French)Occitan
Bronislovas-Lithuanian
VernaVUR-nəEnglish
Karmela-Croatian
Eugeniusze-uw-GEN-yuwshPolish