- closure, closedown, closing, shutdown - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
--1 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
--1 has particulars: plant closing; bank closing; layoffDerived form: verb close down1
- close, fold, shut down, close down - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun closedown1
The business is going to close down