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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Gero | | GE-ro (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Tine (1) | | - | Norwegian, Danish |
| Amandus | | - | Late Roman |
| Reena | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
| AntÍA | | an-TEE-a | Galician |
| Osama | | - | Arabic |