Sales Jargon · Associate level

"Close the deal"

"Close the deal" means to reach a final agreement with a customer or partner, typically completing a sales process with a signed contract or confirmed purchase.

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How "Close the deal" shows up at work

Sales teams use it; everyone else borrows it when they want their request to sound urgent. Appears in subject lines, Slack messages, and the part of the all-hands where Q3 numbers are discussed with forced optimism.

Buzzword

We need to close the deal before the end of the quarter.

Plain English

We need to win the sale before the end of the quarter.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: Sales Jargon

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