closedowns
Permanent shop closings
Closedowns is the plural of closedown, the British term for the permanent or temporary shutting of a business, factory, or broadcast service.
A factory closedown puts workers out of jobs.
In broadcasting's earlier era, a closedown was the nightly sign-off when a television or radio station stopped transmitting until morning.
Cessation of operations
- closuresActs of sealing shut
- liquidationsConverting assets to cash
- bankruptciesLegal declarations of insolvency
- terminationsActs of bringing closure
windups · dissolutions · failings · foldups · insolvencies · receiverships · layoffs · redundancies
Factories stopping operations permanently
- factory shutdownsManufacturing facilities ceasing operations
- deindustrializationLoss of industrial capacity
- relocationsChanges of residence
- offshoringMoving work overseas
automation · consolidations · mergers · acquisitions · rationalization
Concluding remarks or phrases
- transmissionsSent communications or signals
- endingsConcluding portions
- frequenciesOccurrence rates or wavelengths
- channelsPaths for transmission
stations · schedules · programming · airwaves · networks · test patterns · national anthems · overnight
shutdowns
Cessation of operations
- closuresActs of sealing shut
- liquidationsConverting assets to cash
- bankruptciesLegal declarations of insolvency
terminations · windups · dissolutions · failings · foldups · insolvencies · receiverships · layoffs · redundancies · restructurings
plant closures
Factories stopping operations permanently
- factory shutdownsManufacturing facilities ceasing operations
- deindustrializationLoss of industrial capacity
- relocationsChanges of residence
offshoring · automation · consolidations · mergers · acquisitions · rationalization
signoffs
Concluding remarks or phrases
- transmissionsSent communications or signals
- endingsConcluding portions
- frequenciesOccurrence rates or wavelengths
channels · stations · schedules · programming · airwaves · networks · test patterns · national anthems · overnight · dawn
closedownsstartups
Newly launched businesses
grand openings · openings · launches · inaugurations · commencements
closedownsexpansions
Increases in size
ramp-ups · growth spurts · booms · revivals · reopenings