close of business
noun [ S or U ] uk/ˌkləʊz əv ˈbɪz.nɪs/ us/ˌkloʊz əv ˈbɪz.nɪs/ (abbreviation COB)
营业结束;停市，关市
the end of the working day or the business day, especially on a financial market
Purchase orders will be processed at the close of business on the day the markets reopen. 采购订单将在市场重新开放当天的营业时间结束时处理。
If you book by close of business tomorrow, you get 50 per cent off standard fares. 如果您在明天的营业时间结束前预订，您将获得标准票价50%的折扣。
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- He had asked election officials to give him until the close of business next Tuesday to suggest improvement in the recount rule.
- The Senator announced he would leave the GOP and become an independent at the close of business on June 5.
- As of close of business on Friday, no deal had been done.
- No one at the Embassy could be reached to comment in calls made after the close of business Tuesday.