shutdownshut‧down /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
Examples
Environmental groups had called for the permanent shutdown of the plant. safety systems and automatic shutdown procedures
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Companies had held back shutdowns for fear of helping competitors.
- Experts are still trying to locate the fault which caused another shutdown of the £1m Computer Aided Despatch system.
- Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.
- I had a hard time relaxing during the West Coast shutdown.
- That could lead to a third partial government shutdown, if a compromise on spending limits can not be reached.
- The 21-day partial shutdown of government that ended last week delayed jobless claims and payroll reports.
- The partial government shutdown derived from the budget stalemate will reach three weeks this Friday.
- We shutdown the old plant and start afresh somewhere else with a new labour force.
WORD SETS► BUSINESS
Collocationsabsolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► federal
the closing of a factory, business, or piece of machinery, either permanently or for a short timeshutdown of· The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein.· More layoffs may be in store if the federal shutdown drags on.· The partial federal government shutdown has delayed many statistics.
► partial· The 21-day partial shutdown of government that ended last week delayed jobless claims and payroll reports.· Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.· Breakdowns in negotiations led to two partial government shutdowns.· The partial federal government shutdown has delayed many statistics.· The House voted against a measure, approved by the Senate, to end the 19-day partial government shutdown.· The partial government shutdown derived from the budget stalemate will reach three weeks this Friday.· Failure to reach compromises on spending in 1995 and 1996 triggered two partial government shutdowns.· The Bosnia trip is being planned despite the partial government shutdown and the budget impasse with Congress.
NOUN► government· Despite the drama of government shutdowns and talk of political revolution, the 1996 presidential campaign appears headed down a prosaic path.· Scores of economic reports have been delayed in recent weeks because of the partial government shutdown.· Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.· The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein.· The 21-day government shutdown prevented government agencies from gathering and releasing economic news.· But in the corporate bond market, some say the government shutdown is putting a drag on issuance.· That could lead to a third partial government shutdown, if a compromise on spending limits can not be reached.
Environmental groups had called for the permanent shutdown of the plant. safety systems and automatic shutdown procedures