closing vs former

closing

noun
  • The act by which something is closed. 

  • In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set. 

  • The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded. 

  • The end or conclusion of something. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others. 

former

noun
  • An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die. 

  • Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder. 

  • Someone in, or of, a certain form (class). 

adj
  • First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun. 

  • Previous. 

How often have the words closing and former occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )