out of business
Idioms-
No longer carrying on commercial transactions, as in He's decided to go out of business when he turns sixty-five , or The supermarkets are putting the small grocers out of business .
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Not in working order, inoperative, as in It looks as though the merry-go-round is out of business tonight . Also see out of commission ; go out , def. 5.
Example Sentences
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The Secure acts’ only relaxation on the litigation front offered protection if an annuity provider went out of business.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Last week, public-market investors poured $75 billion into Musk’s space-and-artificial-intelligence enterprise in a record-setting initial public offering, a stunning milestone for a company that almost went out of business during its early years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
He added the company had made "little financial gain" and it would "benefit nobody" to impose a fine which led to the firm going out of business.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Huang argued AI agents—models that complete tasks for a user following a simple prompt—wouldn’t put software companies out of business.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Of the 113 establishments that had licenses to sell soft drinks in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the two that stuck to the law and did not become speakeasies went out of business.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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