āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
close down
/klËÉĘs dËaĘn/
to close down
[phrase form: close]
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āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
(of a business, shop, company, etc.) to no longer be open or operating, particularly permanently
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The small bookstore closed down after years of struggle.
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āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāĻž
to bring a business, operation, or establishment to an end
Transitive: to close down a business
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city plans to close down the bridge for repairs next month.
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