close down
When a shop, company, or service stops existing and never opens again.
Meanings
Of a business or organisation: to permanently or indefinitely stop operating.
"The local bookshop closed down after thirty years because it could no longer compete with online retailers."
To force a business, service, or operation to stop functioning.
"The authorities closed down the illegal radio station after just three days."
In broadcasting: to end transmissions for the day (dated/historical).
"The TV channel used to close down at midnight with the national anthem."
Used for businesses, shops, factories, radio/TV stations, and websites. Can be transitive (the government closed it down) or intransitive (the shop closed down). The implication is often permanent. Common in journalism and everyday speech.
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