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close down
Meaning: If a business closes down, or if someone closes it down, it stops operating.
Synonym: shut downFor example:
- close down sth The police closed down the dance club because it allowed teenagers to buy alcoholic drinks.
- close sth down Our bookshop wasn't making any money so we had to close it down.
Quick Quiz:
Many of the shops on the main street of our town are closing down
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