out of business

Idioms  

1. 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 .

2. 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.

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Example Sentences

He was recruited out of business school and started working in the private-equity group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaving profits on the table protects the brand’s reputation while it tries to put flippers out of business.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If it breaks loose in a zone where we’re drawing, say, stock water from, it could put you out of business overnight,” said Brad Gholson, a rancher and the owner of Reeves County Feed & Supply, a livestock feed dealer in Pecos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not only was he promoted and given meaningful projects, but “when all the dot-com companies started going out of business, it was good to be at a company that had real customers, real revenue.”

From MarketWatch

The rate increases that started that year, plus inflation and pandemic after-effects, were enough to push some of Japan’s zombie companies out of business at long last—a painful but necessary condition for future economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal