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单词 close (something) down
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close(something)down

phrasal verbwithcloseverb
uk
/kləʊz/us
/kloʊz/
B2
If abusinessororganizationclosesdown or someoneclosesit down, itstopsoperating:
All theminesin thisareawerecloseddown in the 1980s.
Ourlocalbutcherisclosingdown.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to stop operating permanently
  • close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another.
  • closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently.
  • shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business.
  • shutUKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting.
  • shut up shopUKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter.
  • go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer.
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More examples
  • Thelocalfactorycloseddown inJune.
  • If theschoolcloseddown, thechildrenwouldfacealongbusjourneyeveryday.
  • Pensioners aredevastatedtohearthat the PostOfficeisclosingdown.
  • Thegovernmentcloseddown alloppositionnewspapers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Success & failure in business
  • administration
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  • bankrupt
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  • be running on fumesidiom
  • belly
  • dying
  • fold
  • go to the wallidiom
  • growth hacker
  • growth hacking
  • have a corner on a marketidiom
  • incept
  • receiver
  • spin
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(Definition ofclose (something) downfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

close down (something)| American Dictionary

close down(something)

phrasal verbwithcloseverb[I/T]
us
/kloʊz/
to end theoperationof something, or (esp. aplaceofbusiness) tostopoperating:
He said he would close down before he wouldforceallhandstojointheunion.
(Definition ofclose down (something)from theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

close (sth) down| Business English

close (sth) down

phrasal verbwithcloseverb
uk
/kləʊz/us
if abusinessororganizationclosesdown or someoneclosesit down, itstopsoperating:
Thelocalfactorycloseddown inJune.
Aspokespersondeniedthat they hadboughtthecompanyinordertocloseit down.
close-down
noun[CorU]
(alsoclose down);(closedown)
uk
us
theactorprocessofendingtheoperationsof abusiness,system,industry, etc. eithertemporarilyorpermanently:
Thepartialgovernmentclose-down is now in arecord20thday.
See also
shutdown
ACCOUNTING
theactofendingthepaymentofinvoicesfor aparticularmonthor thedatethishappens, so that anyinvoicesreceivedafter thisdateare notprocesseduntil thefollowingmonth:
Monthlyclosedown ofcostswill usuallyoccurat the end of eachcalendarmonth.
Beawarethat withoutforwardplanningtheChristmasclose-downperiodcandelaypaymentby 28days.
(Definition ofclose (sth) downfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclose (something) down

close (something) down
They made it clear that the reason for theclose-downwas the woman who had fought them.
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During my period of office two of the 15 companies were facing an immediateclose-downand had to be rescued.
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We do not seem to have aclose-downpolicy on this side tonight.
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It sometimes happens that there is aclose-downof the foreign market until certain alterations in design are made.
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They are said to be used for start-up orclose-downactivities.
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My noble friend asked about start-up andclose-downtimes for construction sites.
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Furthermore, theclose-downor restriction will not necessarily take even immediate effect.
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First, is the closure to be total and at the same moment in 1963, or is it to be a gradualclose-down?
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It is not possible now to cater entirely satisfactorily if there is a completeclose-downthrough fog or for other reasons.
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The start-up andclose-downtimes are provided in order to maintain working hours.
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It is clear that the increase comes from an increase in the otherclose-downlegacy costs.
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A completeclose-downof a service such as we suffered about three weeks ago causes havoc.
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They could assist theclose-downof a particular plant.
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Some favour a different method of reaching theclose-downdate, but they welcome the certainty that it will provide about grant entitlement.
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The huge losses of production that would result from an accident or aclose-downwould far outweigh the kind of cost reductions from such short-cuts.
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