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
Kala (2)-Hawaiian
TodTAHDEnglish
Jumana-Arabic
Drakon-Ancient Greek
Anelie-German
TorØ-Norwegian