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Meanings of complimentary close in English
A polite phrase used to end a letter or other written communication.
Synonyms
Examples for "closing"
Examples for "closing"
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Spain said credit markets were closing to the euro zone's fourth-biggest economy.
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Tuesday saw the ZAR continue the previous weeks' trend by closing lower.
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But beyond Davos, refugee groups say doors are closing, especially in Europe.
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Autagavaia said the Government took the right approach in closing Avele College.
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EU countries would be required to follow these rules when closing banks.
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The Bible Society's valediction, which appeared in the Thirty-Sixth Annual Report, read:-
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He was well aware that the whole room had heard this valediction.
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He had no friends with whom he was on terms of valediction.
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He turned half-way up the stairs to cry his customary valediction.
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It poured itself into one mournful, savage, sacred cry of salutation and valediction.
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If a touch of formal courtesy is desired, the forms "I am" or "I remain" may be used before the complimentary closing.
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Complimentary closings in business letters, such as "Yours for more business," should be avoided as the plague.
Usage of complimentary close in English
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Never use "oblige" in the place of the complimentary close.
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In these seven letters are given the body of the letter, with the salutation and the complimentary close.
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Never omit "Yours" in the complimentary close.
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The signature is written below the complimentary close and a little to the right, so that it ends about at the right-hand margin.
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The following complimentary closes are proper for business letters:
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The following complimentary closes are proper for friendly letters:
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The angels said every letter has three parts: the Salutation, the Body, and the Complimentary Close.
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The Salutation, the Body, and the Complimentary Close.
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| Ex-President"), and the complimentary close ("With the profoundest respect").