close down

British  

/ kləʊz /

verb

1. to cease or cause to cease operations

   the shop closed down

2. (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

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noun

1. a closure or stoppage of operations, esp in a factory

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

close down Idioms  

1. 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.

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.

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Example Sentences

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.4%, notching the largest three-week point and percentage decline since the week ended Nov. 21, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.4%, notching the largest three-week point and percentage decline since the week ended Nov. 21, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's

“I’ll be over tonight, after I close down. So we can talk some more.”

From Literature

All three major U.S. indexes last week closed down for the second straight week.

From Barron's

Reyes Rojas estimates that, including the mall, around 40 businesses in the area have closed down, at least temporarily.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• adjourn
• arrest
• bar
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• break off
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• deter
• end
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• impede
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• stem
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• suspend
• terminate