The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
...the closure of the Ravenscraig steelworks. [+ of]
Almost three in four clinics say they face closure by the end of the year.
Synonyms: closing, end, finish, conclusion More Synonyms of closure
2. countable noun
The closure of a road or border is the blocking of it in order to prevent people from using it.
3. uncountable noun
If someone achieves closure, they succeed in accepting something bad that has happened to them.
[mainly US]
I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve closure.
More Synonyms of closure
closure in British English
(ˈkləʊʒə)
noun
1.
the act of closing or the state of being closed
2.
an end or conclusion
3.
something that closes or shuts, such as a cap or seal for a container
4.
(in a deliberative body) a procedure by which debate may be halted and an immediate vote taken
See also cloture, guillotine, gag rule
5. mainly US
a.
the resolution of a significant event or relationship in a person's life
b.
a sense of contentment experienced after such a resolution
6. geology
the vertical distance between the crest of an anticline and the lowest contour that surrounds it
7. phonetics
the obstruction of the breath stream at some point along the vocal tract, such as the complete occlusion preliminary to the articulation of a stop
8. logic
a.
the closed sentence formed from a given open sentence by prefixing universal or existential quantifiers to bind all its free variables
b.
the process of forming such a closed sentence
9. mathematics
a.
the smallest closed set containing a given set
b.
the operation of forming such a set
10. psychology
the tendency, first noted by Gestalt psychologists, to see an incomplete figure like a circle with a gap in it as more complete than it is
verb
11. (transitive)
(in a deliberative body) to end (debate) by closure
Word origin
C14: from Old French, from Late Latin clausūra bar, from Latin claudere to close
closure in American English
(ˈkloʊʒər)
noun
1.
a closing or being closed
2.
a finish; end; conclusion
3.
the feeling that one's prolonged state of emotional distress over some traumatic experience or situation has finally ended
4.
anything that closes or shuts
5.
cloture
6. Geology
the vertical distance between the highest point of an anticlinal structure and the lowest contour that encircles it
7. Ancient Mathematics
the property of a set in which an operation on pairs of its elements always produces an element of the set
8. Phonetics
a blocking of the air stream at some point in the oral cavity
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈclosured or ˈclosuring
9.
cloture
Word origin
OFr < L clausura, a closing < pp. of claudere, to close2
COBUILD Collocations
closure
branch closure
factory closure
hospital closure
pub closure
road closure
store closure
Examples of 'closure' in a sentence
closure
The ticket office closure programme was completed last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We need a full and permanent closure.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He gives an amusing account of the vigorous campaign against his hospital closure programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two of the temporary closures were during summer months.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is not with a view to a sale or closure of the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This region has been held back after the factory closures after the end of big industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The past month has seen daily factory closures.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Houses were standing empty and the school faced closure unless something happened.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
News of the closures follows concerns that high fees are driving away potential students.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Road closures remain in place around the crash site.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Previous closure programmes threw up some unusual changes of use.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The figures show that the temporary closures are occurring all year round.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This deal is the next stage in the closure of the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
New factory closures announced yesterday brought to eight the number of plants to be shut this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They added that the continuing downturn on the high street could lead to further job cuts and store closures.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Fears of complete closure seem unjustified.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The Government faces a legal challenge over the proposed closure of public libraries.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The area's industrial landscape had been ripped apart by the closure of its pits and shipyards.
The Sun (2013)
Administrators have announced the first tranche of store closures and have cut nearly 1,100 jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The sensational trial hasn't brought complete closure.
The Sun (2013)
Its proposed closure moved 7,000 people to sign a petition against it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Over the summer of 1992 plans were drawn up for the announcement of pit closures.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It claimed the refinery was losing 10m a month and was in danger of permanent closure unless new investment could be found.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Pubs, takeaways and restaurants will face closure if they are found employing illegal immigrants under plans announced by the government yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This means they also have things like closure, resolution, and an overarching plot.
Christianity Today (2000)
Unite said that the closure was'devastating news' for the workforce.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Experts said that its permanent closure could push up petrol prices and jeopardise the security of Britain's fuel supply by forcing the country to rely on imports.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
closure
British English: closure /ˈkləʊʒə/ NOUN
business The closure of a business or factory is the permanent shutting of it.
They are protesting against the closure of the main post office.
American English: closure
Arabic: إِغْلَاق
Brazilian Portuguese: fechamento
Chinese: 关闭
Croatian: zatvaranje
Czech: uzavření
Danish: lukning
Dutch: sluiting
European Spanish: cierre acción
Finnish: sulkeminen
French: fermeture
German: Schließung
Greek: κλείσιμο
Italian: chiusura
Japanese: 閉鎖
Korean: 종결
Norwegian: avslutning
Polish: zamknięcie
European Portuguese: encerramento
Romanian: închidere
Russian: закрытие
Latin American Spanish: cierre finalización
Swedish: avslutning
Thai: การปิด
Turkish: kapanış
Ukrainian: закриття
Vietnamese: sự đóng kín
British English: closure NOUN
road The closure of a road or border is the blocking of it in order to prevent people from using it.
Overnight storms left many streets underwater and forced the closure of road tunnels in the city.
American English: closure
Brazilian Portuguese: fechamento
Chinese: 封闭道路、边界等的
European Spanish: cierre
French: fermeture
German: Schließung
Italian: chiusura
Japanese: 閉鎖
Korean: 폐쇄
European Portuguese: encerramento
Latin American Spanish: cierre
All related terms of 'closure'
pub closure
The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
lane closure
the closing of a lane on a motorway
road closure
The closure of a road or border is the blocking of it in order to prevent people from using it.
store closure
The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
branch closure
The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
factory closure
The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
hospital closure
The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
kangaroo closure
a form of closure in which the chair or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others
elastomeric closure
An elastomeric closure is a component that closes a piece of packaging . An elastomeric closure is made from a material that is able to resume its original shape when it is removed from the packaging and may be in direct contact with the drug enclosed in the pack .
error of closure
the amount by which a computed , plotted , or observed quantity or position differs from the true or established one, esp when plotting a closed traverse
closure by compartment
a device for cutting or trimming sheet material, such as paper or sheet metal, consisting of a blade inclined at a small angle that descends onto the sheet
guillotine
A guillotine is a device used to execute people, especially in France in the past . A sharp blade was raised up on a frame and dropped onto the person's neck .
Chinese translation of 'closure'
closure
(ˈkləuʒəʳ)
n
(c/u)[of factory, business]倒闭(閉) (dǎobì)
(c)[of road, border]封锁(鎖) (fēngsuǒ)
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of closing or the state of being closed
the closure of the the steelworks
Synonyms
closing
end
She brought the interview to an abrupt end.
finish
I intend to see the job through to the finish.
conclusion
At the conclusion of the programme, viewers were invited to phone in.
stoppage
Mineworkers have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
termination
a dispute which led to the abrupt termination of trade
cessation
They would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.
2 (noun)
Definition
something that closes or shuts
Synonyms
plug
A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.
cap
She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle.
seal
lid
stopper
a bottle of colourless liquid sealed with a cork stopper
bung
Pump the air out, then remove the bung.
3 (noun)
Definition
a procedure by which a debate may be stopped and an immediate vote taken
Synonyms
guillotine
cloture
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bung
Definition
a stopper, esp. of cork or rubber, used to close something such as a cask or flask
Pump the air out, then remove the bung.
Synonyms
stopper,
top,
cap,
seal,
cork,
plug,
spigot,
stopple
in the sense of cap
Definition
a small flat lid
She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle.
Synonyms
lid,
cork,
stopper,
cover
in the sense of cessation
Definition
an ending or pause
They would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.