| 释义 |
close the booksMake no further entries at the end of an accounting period; cease trading: branches will be asked to close their books at the end of December...- Shareholder requirements for dividends made it necessary to define an accounting period, close the books and calculate profits.
- In fact, Vermont closed the books on its 2003 fiscal year with a $10.4 million surplus, even as California, Massachusetts, and many other states battle huge deficits.
- The Dow and Nasdaq were ready to close the books on their first down years since 1990.
See parent entry: book |