ending vs closure

closure vs ending

ending and closure both are nouns.

ending is not a verb while closure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ending	Yes	No	No	No
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, closure is a hyponym of ending; that is, closure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ending:

ending: the act of ending something
closure: termination of operations

Other hyponyms of ending include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, destruction, devastation, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, shutdown, extinction, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.

ending (noun)	closure (noun)
the act of ending something	termination of operations
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)	the act of blocking
the last section of a communication	approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
event whose occurrence ends something	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
the point in time at which something ends	a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
	something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
	a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

ending (verb)	closure (verb)
	terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between ending and closure

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