To terminate; to call the end of.
To terminate a computer program.
To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position.
Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.
To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.
To seal off.
Synonym of close (“to make a sale”)
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
A title or epithet.
The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
To give a preface to.
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).