closing vs outset

closing

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

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

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

  • The act by which something is closed. 

  • The end or conclusion of something. 

outset

verb
  • To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset. 

noun
  • Onset; the beginning or initial stage of something. 

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