closedown

[ klohz-doun ]

/ ˈkloʊzˌdaʊn /

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noun

a termination or suspension of operations; shutdown: a temporary closedown of a factory.

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Origin of closedown

1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase close down

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How to use closedown in a sentence

Clad in a blue, striped button-down, a silver watch adorning his left wrist, Huckabee beams on the cover.
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Hopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.
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That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
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A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
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The two strengthened ties over the years and now Krauss considers Epstein a “close” and “considerate” friend.
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Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
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The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
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I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
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His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.
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So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
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British Dictionary definitions for closedown

close down

/ (kləʊz) /

verb (adverb)

to cease or cause to cease operationsthe shop closed down

(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 close-down (ˈkləʊzˌdaʊn)

a closure or stoppage of operations, esp in a factory

British radio television the end of a period of broadcasting, esp late at night

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Other Idioms and Phrases with closedown

close down

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.

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.