English > closedown: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | termination of operations. |
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| Synonyms | closure, closing, shutdown |
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| Narrower | bank closing | Act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure |
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| layoff | The act of laying off an employee or a work force |
| plant closing | Act of shutting down operation of a plant |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
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| Spanish | apagado, cierre, clausura, conclusión, fin |
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| Catalan | clausura, tancament |
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| Verbs | close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
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