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

Summer travel will be more expensive and some airlines could go out of business as the war in Iran continues to drive oil prices up.

From Los Angeles Times

The companies each said they expect to benefit if some of the newer cold-storage operators go out of business.

From The Wall Street Journal

The old factory at 120 Jefferson Northeast, a sand-colored brick building with its distinctive arched entryway, had gone out of business, and quickly.

From Slate

In the near-term, this type of fuel surge could knock many small truck drivers out of business, straining the available capacity for shipping the same quantity of goods, said Avery Vise, vice president of trucking with FTR Transportation Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of the good clocks came from there, and recently several firms with whom we had dealt for years were simply and mysteriously “out of business.”

From Literature