closedown
Ending all operations
A closedown is the permanent shutting of a business, factory, or operation: The closedown of the steel mill devastated the town.
In British broadcasting, closedown historically referred to the end of daily transmission, when stations signed off for the night—now largely obsolete with 24-hour programming.
Cessation of operations
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- hibernateTorpor through cold months
- terminateBring to an end
- haltComplete sudden stop
suspend · disconnect · deactivate · standby · offline · restart · quit · exit
Act of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
wind-up · discontinuance · stoppage · finale · completion · culmination · permanent · temporary
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- redundancyNeedless duplication
layoffs · restructuring · dissolution · administration · creditors · debts · divestment · retrenchment
Sending of information
- programmingWriting software instructions
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- national anthemOfficial patriotic composition
- epilogueConcluding literary section
test card · scheduling · airwaves · station · channel · nightly · resumption · announcer
shutdown
Cessation of operations
halt · suspend · disconnect · deactivate · standby · offline · restart · quit · exit · system
termination
Act of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finalityState of conclusive completion
wrap-up · wind-up · discontinuance · stoppage · finale · completion · culmination · permanent · temporary · phased
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
redundancy · layoffs · restructuring · dissolution · administration · creditors · debts · divestment · retrenchment · winding-up
transmission
Sending of information
- programmingWriting software instructions
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- national anthemOfficial patriotic composition
epilogue · test card · scheduling · airwaves · station · channel · nightly · resumption · announcer · credits
- cancellationsflight cancellation, trip cancellation, contract cancellation, calling off, annulment
closedownstartup
New business enterprise
opening · reopening · launch · commencement · inauguration
closedowncontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · persistence · prolongation · extension · perpetuation