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to close down
01
(of a business, shop, company, etc.) to no longer be open or operating, particularly permanently
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
down
Base verb
close
Present tense
close down
3rd person singular
closes down
Present participle
closing down
Past simple
closed down
Past participle
closed down
Examples
The factory will close down next month.
1.1
to bring a business, operation, or establishment to an end
Transitive: to close down a business
Examples
They decided to close down the factory due to financial losses.
