shutdown

🇺🇸 /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/
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noun
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The process of stopping a business, factory, or machine from operating, either for a short time or forever.

The company announced a temporary shutdown to update its equipment.

translation

n. The process of stopping a business, factory, or machine from operating, either for a short time or forever.

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Plural shutdowns