close the books (English, verb)
expansion: close the books (third-person singular simple present closes the books, present participle closing the books, simple past and past participle closed the books)
Senses:
topics: accounting
business
finance
glosses: To finalize the financial records for a specific accounting period; to cease trading.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: closes the books
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: closing the books
tags: participle
present
form: closed the books
tags: participle
past
form: closed the books
tags: past