Close down meaning
Close down is a phrasal verb that means for a business or organisation to stop operating, or to make it do so.
- Past simple
- closed down
- Past participle
- closed down
- -ing form
- closing down
What close down means
stop operatingB2
For a business or organisation to stop operating, or to make it do so
The company closed down two unprofitable shops.
Similar phrasal verbs
With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down.
Common questions
What does close down mean?
For a business or organisation to stop operating, or to make it do so.
What is the past tense of close down?
Closed down, which is also its past participle.
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