close down
Britishverb
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to cease or cause to cease operations
the shop closed down
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(tr) sport to mark or move towards (an opposing player) in order to prevent him or her running with the ball or making or receiving a pass
noun
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a closure or stoppage of operations, esp in a factory
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radio television the end of a period of broadcasting, esp late at night
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Also, close one's doors ; shut down . Go out of business, end operations. For example, If the rent goes up we'll have to close down , or After fifty years in business the store finally closed its doors , or The warehouse had a clearance sale the month before it shut down for good . Also see close up , def. 2.
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Force someone to go out of business, as in The police raided the porn shop and closed it down . Both usages date from the early 1900s, but shut down was first recorded in 1877.
Example Sentences
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Last week, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures closed down 0.7%, snapping a three-week winning streak in the largest one-week point and percentage drop since the week ended Nov. 21, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's
Last week, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures closed down 0.7%, snapping a three-week winning streak in the largest one-week point and percentage drop since the week ended Nov. 21, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's
But after they retired and sold the business in 1985, the new owner closed down the theater shortly afterward, allowing the building to deteriorate.
From Salon
Powell’s concern involves a quandary that the Labor Department faces when measuring hiring: how to judge the number of jobs added or destroyed when new businesses are created or close down.
But at a time when large numbers of nightclubs, pubs and other venues across the country are closing down, he says the money the agreement brings is hugely important.
From BBC
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