closes down
Goes out of business
Closes down means to shut permanently or cease operations.
A business closes down when it stops trading for good: The factory closed down after fifty years.
Authorities close down establishments by forcing them to stop: Health inspectors closed down the restaurant.
The phrase emphasizes finality—not just closing for the night, but ending altogether.
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- deactivationRendering inoperative
- shutdownCessation of operations
- outageLoss of electrical service
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
going out of business · furlough · liquidation · withdrawal · blackout · lights out · failure · breakdown · cordon · downsizing · insolvency · restructuring · cessation · barricade · disconnection · discontinuation · pulling the plug · detachment
closes downopens up
Begins speaking candidly
starts up · launches · opens · establishes · inaugurates
closes downexpands
Increases in volume
grows · scales up · branches out · proliferates · flourishes
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