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• (of an amount) almost; very nearly.

  ‘he spent close to 30 years in jail’

  More example sentences

  • ‘When you add up both candidates' programmes, they amount to close on $3 trillion each.’
  • ‘It made the Mughal army supremely powerful and effective for close on 150 years.’
  • ‘Before the end of the weekend it is estimated that he lost close to a million pounds in deals.’
  • ‘My band has spent close on a year recording our first album.’
  • ‘I moved down to Durham, North Carolina and was there for close to 5 months.’