close out

Meanings

1. To terminate; to call the end of.
2. Synonym of close (“to make a sale”).
3. To settle, to pay what is due.
4. To break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.
5. To terminate a computer program.
6. To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.
7. To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position.
8. To seal off.