Definition of discontinue in English:

discontinue

verbdiscontinued, discontinues, discontinuing dɪskənˈtɪnjuːˌdɪskənˈtɪnju

[with object]

1Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.
the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors
he discontinued his visits
Example sentencesExamples
- Dissatisfied consumers will discontinue the use of such services, as they would with any vendor.
- He also discontinued unprofitable services, such as dating advisers.
- The company had not indicated any immediate plans to discontinue the service.
- It wasn't very successful, but when she called her customers to tell them she was discontinuing the service, one of them panicked.
- The reason I discontinued the service was the cost.
- The director says they are faced with the grim prospect of having to discontinue services to the 600-plus people who sleep on the city's streets.
- Electric trolley service is again discontinued.
- It seems essential that the effectiveness of such visits is improved, but if this cannot be achieved consideration should be given to discontinuing these visits.
- A spokesman, however, said on Monday that the government might have problems finding a legal basis to discontinue the project's budget even if its final decision was to have the project scrapped.
- The company plans to discontinue the service from September because it is no longer commercially viable.
- The decision to discontinue participant recruitment after six couples was made on the basis of saturation of relevant themes, with couple six adding only one or two themes to each area of inquiry.
- Heavy losses forced it to discontinue the service.
- Forewarned, I wrote a letter to the company asking them to discontinue my service on the effective date.
- It's 20 years since the original service was discontinued and locals are delighted that the runs are being put back in place.
- If bin collectors can't do their job, it makes sense that we would look at discontinuing our service and passing it on to private operators.
- As many as 12 jobs could be lost if the service is discontinued.
- Shortly thereafter, the government discontinued these purchases but did not provide the media clear reasons for doing so.
- A serviceman cannot change his station at will, nor can he discontinue performance of service duties or abandon his station without leave.
- In 1941, after two decades of valuable service, the seminary suddenly discontinued its classes.
- The service was discontinued because it had lost so much clientele to planes, trains and cars.
1. 1.1 Stop making (a particular product)
  their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued
  Example sentencesExamples
  Businesses with their software voiced fears that their products would be discontinued or that technical support might waver.
  I'm hoping you have some suggestions for notifying customers that a product has been discontinued.
  In addition, sellers will be able to quickly move overstocks and discontinued products.
  In any case, it will not discontinue any of the products of the companies it has acquired, according to a spokesman.
  The saw was discontinued in the 1950s and is no longer serviced.
  Second annoyance is changing stocks: you'll go there for ages, get used to a certain product and then you'll find it's been discontinued.
  This product replaces fenofibrate micronized capsules, which were discontinued by the manufacturer.
  Do we continue to live by mottos advertising products that have long been discontinued?
  The printer was discontinued in 1985, and the cartridge was dropped in 1998.
  The workers and the union, he said, had been aware for some time that one of the products manufactured at the Waterford plant was being discontinued.
  The company was horrified to learn that the valve had been discontinued since it was critical to the continued production of their blood analysis products.
  Around 450 of the 1,000 staff work in the relatively risky area of manufacturing, which was hit by the company's decision last year to discontinue one of its products.
  The company last month discontinued two product lines, which resulted in around 40 lay-offs and the closure of a design centre in France.
  She's right that production of the item has been discontinued.
  First, his team needs at least 100 new products annually to replace those that are discontinued.
  We sent it back, and since that particular pack had been discontinued so they sent us a brand new one a brand new one.
  ‘Currently, we do not plan to discontinue any other products,’ he says.
  Check the bargain bin at the local fabric store, often times they have beautiful fabrics at discount prices simply because they have been discontinued.
  The list of discontinued products includes chips released as recently as January.
  The value of these character jugs can accelerate quite quickly once they have been discontinued but those in continuous production stay fairly static.
  Synonyms
  stop, end, terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, wind up, finish, bring to a halt, call a halt to, cancel, drop, dispense with, do away with, get rid of, abolish
  suspend, interrupt, break off, phase out, withdraw
  abandon, give up, cease, refrain from
  informal cut, pull the plug on, axe, scrap, give something the chop, knock something on the head, leave off, pack in
  North American informal quit
  rare intermit
  no longer available, no longer produced, no longer manufactured
  obsolete, no longer in existence
2. 1.2 Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription).
  Example sentencesExamples
  I quickly discontinued my subscription, and went back to choosing my own selections.
  Due to the availability of other resources and decreasing usage, we have discontinued our subscription to the database.
  Our efforts in both centers have been very successful in saving readers who might have otherwise discontinued their subscription.
  The e-mail subscriptions have been discontinued, probably permanently.
  I discontinued my subscription because the magazine has deteriorated so much in the last several years.
  Synonyms
  stop, cease, desist from, swear off, forbear from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forswear, forgo, abandon, have done with

Derivatives

discontinuance

noun ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːənsˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəns

The new handbook provides that faculty appointments can be terminated because of a ‘financial emergency’ or ‘program discontinuance.’
Example sentencesExamples
- This discontinuance of activity is in itself not completely to blame for child obesity issues, but it does contribute.
- There was much annoyance at the discontinuance of the first-time house buyers grant and the cutbacks in the Community Enterprise Schemes.
- The laboratory must maintain a copy of each procedure with the dates of initial use and discontinuance.
- The only grounds upon which suspension and discontinuance of support can be made are those set out in Regulation 20.

discontinuation

noun dɪskəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n

Sudden discontinuation may lead to withdrawal symptoms and rapid worsening of the condition being treated.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dependence can develop, leading to withdrawal symptoms on discontinuation of these agents.
- The decision would not be ignored, as the deadline for discontinuation of operations would be met, but troops would start pulling out later.
- Regular users, upon discontinuation of marijuana, may experience withdrawal effects.
- Questions such as this can and do fill diary writers with anxieties and often enough lead to discontinuation of diaries.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'interrupt, disrupt'): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- 'not' + continuare (see continue).

Definition of discontinue in US English:

discontinue

verbˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuˌdiskənˈtinyo͞o

[with object]

1Cease doing or providing (something), typically something provided on a regular basis.
the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors
he discontinued his visits
Example sentencesExamples
- Forewarned, I wrote a letter to the company asking them to discontinue my service on the effective date.
- The reason I discontinued the service was the cost.
- Shortly thereafter, the government discontinued these purchases but did not provide the media clear reasons for doing so.
- The company had not indicated any immediate plans to discontinue the service.
- It's 20 years since the original service was discontinued and locals are delighted that the runs are being put back in place.
- The director says they are faced with the grim prospect of having to discontinue services to the 600-plus people who sleep on the city's streets.
- Electric trolley service is again discontinued.
- The company plans to discontinue the service from September because it is no longer commercially viable.
- If bin collectors can't do their job, it makes sense that we would look at discontinuing our service and passing it on to private operators.
- It seems essential that the effectiveness of such visits is improved, but if this cannot be achieved consideration should be given to discontinuing these visits.
- He also discontinued unprofitable services, such as dating advisers.
- A serviceman cannot change his station at will, nor can he discontinue performance of service duties or abandon his station without leave.
- The decision to discontinue participant recruitment after six couples was made on the basis of saturation of relevant themes, with couple six adding only one or two themes to each area of inquiry.
- As many as 12 jobs could be lost if the service is discontinued.
- It wasn't very successful, but when she called her customers to tell them she was discontinuing the service, one of them panicked.
- A spokesman, however, said on Monday that the government might have problems finding a legal basis to discontinue the project's budget even if its final decision was to have the project scrapped.
- The service was discontinued because it had lost so much clientele to planes, trains and cars.
- Heavy losses forced it to discontinue the service.
- In 1941, after two decades of valuable service, the seminary suddenly discontinued its classes.
- Dissatisfied consumers will discontinue the use of such services, as they would with any vendor.
1. 1.1usually be discontinued Stop making (a particular product)
  their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued
  Example sentencesExamples
  The workers and the union, he said, had been aware for some time that one of the products manufactured at the Waterford plant was being discontinued.
  I'm hoping you have some suggestions for notifying customers that a product has been discontinued.
  The company last month discontinued two product lines, which resulted in around 40 lay-offs and the closure of a design centre in France.
  The saw was discontinued in the 1950s and is no longer serviced.
  Second annoyance is changing stocks: you'll go there for ages, get used to a certain product and then you'll find it's been discontinued.
  The company was horrified to learn that the valve had been discontinued since it was critical to the continued production of their blood analysis products.
  We sent it back, and since that particular pack had been discontinued so they sent us a brand new one a brand new one.
  The value of these character jugs can accelerate quite quickly once they have been discontinued but those in continuous production stay fairly static.
  She's right that production of the item has been discontinued.
  In any case, it will not discontinue any of the products of the companies it has acquired, according to a spokesman.
  The list of discontinued products includes chips released as recently as January.
  Do we continue to live by mottos advertising products that have long been discontinued?
  Check the bargain bin at the local fabric store, often times they have beautiful fabrics at discount prices simply because they have been discontinued.
  Businesses with their software voiced fears that their products would be discontinued or that technical support might waver.
  ‘Currently, we do not plan to discontinue any other products,’ he says.
  Around 450 of the 1,000 staff work in the relatively risky area of manufacturing, which was hit by the company's decision last year to discontinue one of its products.
  This product replaces fenofibrate micronized capsules, which were discontinued by the manufacturer.
  First, his team needs at least 100 new products annually to replace those that are discontinued.
  In addition, sellers will be able to quickly move overstocks and discontinued products.
  The printer was discontinued in 1985, and the cartridge was dropped in 1998.
  Synonyms
  stop, end, terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, wind up, finish, bring to a halt, call a halt to, cancel, drop, dispense with, do away with, get rid of, abolish
  no longer available, no longer produced, no longer manufactured
2. 1.2 Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription).
  Example sentencesExamples
  Our efforts in both centers have been very successful in saving readers who might have otherwise discontinued their subscription.
  Due to the availability of other resources and decreasing usage, we have discontinued our subscription to the database.
  The e-mail subscriptions have been discontinued, probably permanently.
  I discontinued my subscription because the magazine has deteriorated so much in the last several years.
  I quickly discontinued my subscription, and went back to choosing my own selections.
  Synonyms
  stop, cease, desist from, swear off, forbear from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forswear, forgo, abandon, have done with

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘interrupt, disrupt’): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- ‘not’ + continuare (see continue).

单词	discontinue
释义	Definition of discontinue in English: discontinue verbdiscontinued, discontinues, discontinuing dɪskənˈtɪnjuːˌdɪskənˈtɪnju [with object] 1Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis. the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors he discontinued his visits Example sentencesExamples Dissatisfied consumers will discontinue the use of such services, as they would with any vendor. He also discontinued unprofitable services, such as dating advisers. The company had not indicated any immediate plans to discontinue the service. It wasn't very successful, but when she called her customers to tell them she was discontinuing the service, one of them panicked. The reason I discontinued the service was the cost. The director says they are faced with the grim prospect of having to discontinue services to the 600-plus people who sleep on the city's streets. Electric trolley service is again discontinued. It seems essential that the effectiveness of such visits is improved, but if this cannot be achieved consideration should be given to discontinuing these visits. A spokesman, however, said on Monday that the government might have problems finding a legal basis to discontinue the project's budget even if its final decision was to have the project scrapped. The company plans to discontinue the service from September because it is no longer commercially viable. The decision to discontinue participant recruitment after six couples was made on the basis of saturation of relevant themes, with couple six adding only one or two themes to each area of inquiry. Heavy losses forced it to discontinue the service. Forewarned, I wrote a letter to the company asking them to discontinue my service on the effective date. It's 20 years since the original service was discontinued and locals are delighted that the runs are being put back in place. If bin collectors can't do their job, it makes sense that we would look at discontinuing our service and passing it on to private operators. As many as 12 jobs could be lost if the service is discontinued. Shortly thereafter, the government discontinued these purchases but did not provide the media clear reasons for doing so. A serviceman cannot change his station at will, nor can he discontinue performance of service duties or abandon his station without leave. In 1941, after two decades of valuable service, the seminary suddenly discontinued its classes. The service was discontinued because it had lost so much clientele to planes, trains and cars. 1.1 Stop making (a particular product) their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued Example sentencesExamples Businesses with their software voiced fears that their products would be discontinued or that technical support might waver. I'm hoping you have some suggestions for notifying customers that a product has been discontinued. In addition, sellers will be able to quickly move overstocks and discontinued products. In any case, it will not discontinue any of the products of the companies it has acquired, according to a spokesman. The saw was discontinued in the 1950s and is no longer serviced. Second annoyance is changing stocks: you'll go there for ages, get used to a certain product and then you'll find it's been discontinued. This product replaces fenofibrate micronized capsules, which were discontinued by the manufacturer. Do we continue to live by mottos advertising products that have long been discontinued? The printer was discontinued in 1985, and the cartridge was dropped in 1998. The workers and the union, he said, had been aware for some time that one of the products manufactured at the Waterford plant was being discontinued. The company was horrified to learn that the valve had been discontinued since it was critical to the continued production of their blood analysis products. Around 450 of the 1,000 staff work in the relatively risky area of manufacturing, which was hit by the company's decision last year to discontinue one of its products. The company last month discontinued two product lines, which resulted in around 40 lay-offs and the closure of a design centre in France. She's right that production of the item has been discontinued. First, his team needs at least 100 new products annually to replace those that are discontinued. We sent it back, and since that particular pack had been discontinued so they sent us a brand new one a brand new one. ‘Currently, we do not plan to discontinue any other products,’ he says. Check the bargain bin at the local fabric store, often times they have beautiful fabrics at discount prices simply because they have been discontinued. The list of discontinued products includes chips released as recently as January. The value of these character jugs can accelerate quite quickly once they have been discontinued but those in continuous production stay fairly static. Synonyms stop, end, terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, wind up, finish, bring to a halt, call a halt to, cancel, drop, dispense with, do away with, get rid of, abolish suspend, interrupt, break off, phase out, withdraw abandon, give up, cease, refrain from informal cut, pull the plug on, axe, scrap, give something the chop, knock something on the head, leave off, pack in North American informal quit rare intermit no longer available, no longer produced, no longer manufactured obsolete, no longer in existence 1.2 Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription). Example sentencesExamples I quickly discontinued my subscription, and went back to choosing my own selections. Due to the availability of other resources and decreasing usage, we have discontinued our subscription to the database. Our efforts in both centers have been very successful in saving readers who might have otherwise discontinued their subscription. The e-mail subscriptions have been discontinued, probably permanently. I discontinued my subscription because the magazine has deteriorated so much in the last several years. Synonyms stop, cease, desist from, swear off, forbear from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forswear, forgo, abandon, have done with Derivatives discontinuance noun ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːənsˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəns The new handbook provides that faculty appointments can be terminated because of a ‘financial emergency’ or ‘program discontinuance.’ Example sentencesExamples This discontinuance of activity is in itself not completely to blame for child obesity issues, but it does contribute. There was much annoyance at the discontinuance of the first-time house buyers grant and the cutbacks in the Community Enterprise Schemes. The laboratory must maintain a copy of each procedure with the dates of initial use and discontinuance. The only grounds upon which suspension and discontinuance of support can be made are those set out in Regulation 20. discontinuation noun dɪskəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n Sudden discontinuation may lead to withdrawal symptoms and rapid worsening of the condition being treated. Example sentencesExamples Dependence can develop, leading to withdrawal symptoms on discontinuation of these agents. The decision would not be ignored, as the deadline for discontinuation of operations would be met, but troops would start pulling out later. Regular users, upon discontinuation of marijuana, may experience withdrawal effects. Questions such as this can and do fill diary writers with anxieties and often enough lead to discontinuation of diaries. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'interrupt, disrupt'): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- 'not' + continuare (see continue). Definition of discontinue in US English: discontinue verbˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuˌdiskənˈtinyo͞o [with object] 1Cease doing or providing (something), typically something provided on a regular basis. the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors he discontinued his visits Example sentencesExamples Forewarned, I wrote a letter to the company asking them to discontinue my service on the effective date. The reason I discontinued the service was the cost. Shortly thereafter, the government discontinued these purchases but did not provide the media clear reasons for doing so. The company had not indicated any immediate plans to discontinue the service. It's 20 years since the original service was discontinued and locals are delighted that the runs are being put back in place. The director says they are faced with the grim prospect of having to discontinue services to the 600-plus people who sleep on the city's streets. Electric trolley service is again discontinued. The company plans to discontinue the service from September because it is no longer commercially viable. If bin collectors can't do their job, it makes sense that we would look at discontinuing our service and passing it on to private operators. It seems essential that the effectiveness of such visits is improved, but if this cannot be achieved consideration should be given to discontinuing these visits. He also discontinued unprofitable services, such as dating advisers. A serviceman cannot change his station at will, nor can he discontinue performance of service duties or abandon his station without leave. The decision to discontinue participant recruitment after six couples was made on the basis of saturation of relevant themes, with couple six adding only one or two themes to each area of inquiry. As many as 12 jobs could be lost if the service is discontinued. It wasn't very successful, but when she called her customers to tell them she was discontinuing the service, one of them panicked. A spokesman, however, said on Monday that the government might have problems finding a legal basis to discontinue the project's budget even if its final decision was to have the project scrapped. The service was discontinued because it had lost so much clientele to planes, trains and cars. Heavy losses forced it to discontinue the service. In 1941, after two decades of valuable service, the seminary suddenly discontinued its classes. Dissatisfied consumers will discontinue the use of such services, as they would with any vendor. 1.1usually be discontinued Stop making (a particular product) their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued Example sentencesExamples The workers and the union, he said, had been aware for some time that one of the products manufactured at the Waterford plant was being discontinued. I'm hoping you have some suggestions for notifying customers that a product has been discontinued. The company last month discontinued two product lines, which resulted in around 40 lay-offs and the closure of a design centre in France. The saw was discontinued in the 1950s and is no longer serviced. Second annoyance is changing stocks: you'll go there for ages, get used to a certain product and then you'll find it's been discontinued. The company was horrified to learn that the valve had been discontinued since it was critical to the continued production of their blood analysis products. We sent it back, and since that particular pack had been discontinued so they sent us a brand new one a brand new one. The value of these character jugs can accelerate quite quickly once they have been discontinued but those in continuous production stay fairly static. She's right that production of the item has been discontinued. In any case, it will not discontinue any of the products of the companies it has acquired, according to a spokesman. The list of discontinued products includes chips released as recently as January. Do we continue to live by mottos advertising products that have long been discontinued? Check the bargain bin at the local fabric store, often times they have beautiful fabrics at discount prices simply because they have been discontinued. Businesses with their software voiced fears that their products would be discontinued or that technical support might waver. ‘Currently, we do not plan to discontinue any other products,’ he says. Around 450 of the 1,000 staff work in the relatively risky area of manufacturing, which was hit by the company's decision last year to discontinue one of its products. This product replaces fenofibrate micronized capsules, which were discontinued by the manufacturer. First, his team needs at least 100 new products annually to replace those that are discontinued. In addition, sellers will be able to quickly move overstocks and discontinued products. The printer was discontinued in 1985, and the cartridge was dropped in 1998. Synonyms stop, end, terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, wind up, finish, bring to a halt, call a halt to, cancel, drop, dispense with, do away with, get rid of, abolish no longer available, no longer produced, no longer manufactured 1.2 Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription). Example sentencesExamples Our efforts in both centers have been very successful in saving readers who might have otherwise discontinued their subscription. Due to the availability of other resources and decreasing usage, we have discontinued our subscription to the database. The e-mail subscriptions have been discontinued, probably permanently. I discontinued my subscription because the magazine has deteriorated so much in the last several years. I quickly discontinued my subscription, and went back to choosing my own selections. Synonyms stop, cease, desist from, swear off, forbear from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forswear, forgo, abandon, have done with Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘interrupt, disrupt’): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- ‘not’ + continuare (see continue).
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