しめきり – Vocabulary details

しめきり

Noun

1. deadline; closing; cut-off

also written as 〆切(り)

2. closing (a door, window, etc.)

also written as 閉め切り

3. cofferdam

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めきり

tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

application deadline

poll closing

しめきりはいつですか？

When is the deadline?

私わたしはいつもしめきりを守まもっている。

I always keep my deadlines.

しめきりに間まに合あわせるために、私わたしは夜よ通どおし働はたらいた。

I worked all night so as to meet the deadline.

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