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
Annushka-Russian
Cosme-Portuguese, French
Euandros-Greek Mythology
AnttiAHNT-teeFinnish
Floellaflo-EL-əEnglish (Rare)
Zhou-Chinese