closedown
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkloʊsˌdaʊn/
- UK
- After all, had not Mr. Okpara studied privately in the evenings and still gained a certificate instead of going to watch television from six o'clock to closedown?
Examples
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The city announced a closedown of public transportation during the holiday festivities.
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Minor damage to primary translating unit... makes temporary closedown of speech circuits necessary.
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The closedown of the factory left many workers without jobs.
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Due to the closedown of the gym, members are searching for alternative workout options.
Synonyms
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4.1
A time when a business, system, or service stops working
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2.3
The last part when something ends, for example a meeting
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4.7
The permanent end of a business, school, or service
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1.0
An action that makes something closed like a door or book
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4.6
A factory or workplace stopping all work and ending jobs there
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5.6
Closing a business or service so it stops operating
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Closedown comes from close ('to shut') plus down ('to stop' or 'completely'), so the parts give the idea of shutting and stopping something fully. That's why a closedown is the long or permanent stopping of a business, factory, or service.