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shutdown

/ʃˈʌtdˌaʊn/noun2 syllables

Shutdown means: termination of operations.

Synonyms for shutdown4

noun, as in termination of operations

closure, closedown, closing

also used for shutdown

shuttering

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What does shutdown mean?1

noun

1

termination of operations“they regretted the closure of the day care center”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Shutdown in a sentence

  • Her husband has been able to work on his farm despite the shutdown.Hybrid
  • Zoos are experiencing declined revenues during the coronavirus shutdown.shekitten
  • There is a temporary shutdown in our company.Ergulis
  • The Tokyo Stock Exchange had to shutdown because of a hardware glitch.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of shutdown

as a noun

plural
shutdowns