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closing form

closing form noun: a standard formula to end a letter.

Noun

closing form (plural closing forms)

  1. A standard formula to end a letter.
    • On the left-hand column of the first page, near the top, the petitioner writes the salutation (“Most Holy Father,” e.g.), then,—leaving the customary space,—his petition; and at the bottom, without his signature, a formula corresponding to our closing form, “And your petitioner, as in duty bound...1876, James Willis Westlake, How to Write Letters: A Manual of Correspondence, Showing the Correct Structure, Composition, Punctuation, Formalities, and Uses of the Various Kinds of Letters, Notes...
    Antonyms:
    opening form, salutation, greeting form, address form, form of address
  2. (transferred) A standard formula to end a speech.
    • Howard advised that I make a formal presentation to the chiefs at their next meeting and that I address them in the Onondaga language. He would tell me what to say, and I would write it phonetically. Using the correct forms would help. This we did. I memorized the opening greeting and the closing...a. 2005, William N. Fenton, Iroquois Journey. An Anthropologist Remembers, University of Nebraska Press, published 2007, →ISBN, page 68
  3. (US) A form in an authority filled to formally document the closing a case.
    • Mr. Knudson. Well, as I pointed out to Mr. Bakes when we were speaking, they are in consecutive order, Senator. I could have very easily gotten all of the numbers in consecutive order and initiated one of these forms, closing forms, to begin the process through to close the case.1975, Oversight of Civil Aeronautics Board Practices and Procedures: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate...
  4. (US) A form used to document an important legal transaction.
    • They boast over 1700 merge variables for use in word processing in order to fully customize all necessary closing forms including deeds, affidavits, payoff letters etc.2003, K. F. Boackle, Real Estate Closing Deskbook. A Lawyer's Reference Guide & State-by-state Summary, 2nd edition, American Bar Association, →ISBN, page 323
  5. A method to end an implemented functionality.

Antonyms of closing form

Forms of closing form

pluralclosing forms

Questions about closing form

What does closing form mean?
Closing form means a standard formula to end a letter.
What part of speech is closing form?
Closing form is a noun.
What is the plural of closing form?
The plural of closing form is closing forms.

Words near closing form in the dictionary

  1. closing costs
  2. closing credits
  3. closing date
  4. closing down
  5. closing for press
  6. closing form
  7. closing forms
  8. Closing Government
  9. closing in
  10. closing in on
  11. closing in upon

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