closing vs endgame

closing

noun
  • The end or conclusion of something. 

  • 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. 

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

endgame

noun
  • The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan. 

  • The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. 

  • The final stage of any game. 

  • The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges. 

  • The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left. 

adj
  • Having become canon by the end of the plot of a work of fiction or speculated to be intended to become such. 

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