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close-down — UK US (also close down, closedown) noun [C or U] ► the act or process of ending the operations of a business, system, industry, etc. either temporarily or permanently: »The partial government close down is now in a record 20th day. → See also… … Financial and business terms
close down — or[shut down] {v.} To stop all working, as in a factory; stop work entirely; also: to stop operations in. * /The factory closed down for Christmas./ * /The company shut down the condom plant for Easter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
close down — or[shut down] {v.} To stop all working, as in a factory; stop work entirely; also: to stop operations in. * /The factory closed down for Christmas./ * /The company shut down the condom plant for Easter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
close\ down — • close down • shut down v To stop all working, as in a factory; stop work entirely; also: to stop operations in. The factory closed down for Christmas. The company shut down the condom plant for Easter … Словарь американских идиом
close|down — «KLOHZ DOWN», noun. a stoppage of work in a factory, etc.: »Production was slowed last month, first by strikes and then by a two week closedown of assembly plants (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
close down — index shut Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
close down — phrasal verb Word forms close down : present tense I/you/we/they close down he/she/it closes down present participle closing down past tense closed down past participle closed down 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as close I, 2), a) Their… … English dictionary
close down — verb cease to operate or cause to cease operating The owners decided to move and to close the factory My business closes every night at 8 P.M. close up the shop • Syn: ↑close up, ↑close, ↑fold, ↑shut down … Useful english dictionary
close-down — UK [ˈkləʊz ˌdaʊn] / US [ˈkloʊz ˌdaʊn] noun [countable] Word forms close down : singular close down plural close downs 1) a situation in which a company or organization stops its activities and closes its offices, factories etc, either permanently … English dictionary
close down — phr verb Close down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑work Close down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑branch, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑reactor, ↑work … Collocations dictionary
