close out vs unblock

close out

verb
  • 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”) 

unblock

verb
  • To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. 

  • In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit. 

  • To free or make available. 

  • To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked). 

noun
  • The removal of a block or blockage. 

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