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
GeroGE-ro (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Tine (1)-Norwegian, Danish
Amandus-Late Roman
Reena-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
AntÍAan-TEE-aGalician
Osama-Arabic