closing vs year-end

closing and year-end both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
closing	Yes	Yes	No	No
year-end	Yes	Yes	No	No

closing (noun)	year-end (noun)
termination of operations	the end of a calendar year
the act of closing something
a concluding action
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
the last section of a communication

closing (adjective)	year-end (adjective)
final or ending	taking place at the close of a fiscal year