kləʊz ˈkəʊ.də ˈkoʊ.də kənˈkluːʒən fɪˈnɑːli fɨˈnɑli ˈfɪnɪʃ the concluding part of any performance the closing section of a musical composition the temporal end; the concluding time the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell the market was up at the finish they were playing better at the close of the season