Close down
Close down verb - Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
Discontinue and close down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discontinue" instead a verb "Close down".
Discontinue
Discontinue verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately
Close down and discontinue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close down" instead a verb "Discontinue".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and close down
- close and discontinue
- abandon and close down
- abandon and discontinue
- finish and close down
- finish and discontinue
- break and close down
- break and discontinue
- suppress and close down
- suppress and discontinue
- drop and close down
- drop and discontinue
- end and close down
- end and discontinue
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