closurenoun
uk/ˈkləʊ.ʒər/us/ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/C2 [ C ] the fact of a business, organization, etc. stopping operating:
factory/branch closures
Many elderly people will be affected by the library closures.
[ U ] the feeling or act of bringing an unpleasant situation, time, or experience to an end, so that you are able to start new activities:
a sense of closure
to achieve/reach closure
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- The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory.
- The newspaper article touched a raw nerve - people still resent the closure of the local school.
- We, the undersigned, strongly object to the closure of St. Mary's Hospital: Jack James (Dr), Philippa Curry (Dr), Hugh Edwards.
- The closure of the company's German subsidiary caused a sharp wobble in its profits.
- The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town .
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Success & failure in business
- administration
- axe
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- branch
- branch out
- collapse
- establish
- fold
- foreclose
- liquidate
- liquidator
- locate
- moribund
- official receiver
- organic growth
- prosper
- receivership
- shut (sth) down
- spin
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