Definition
The cessation of operations or temporary closure of a business, facility, or system.
Etymology
From 'close' plus 'down,' forming a compound that means to shut down operations. The prefix 'close' emphasizes the finality of stopping something.
Kelly Says
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 'closedown' became a major word in economics and public health—showing how language evolves when new situations demand quick descriptions of unprecedented events!
Translations
CSČeština
zavření
za-vree-ni
DEDeutsch
Schließung
shlyes-ung
ELΕλληνικά
κλείσιμο
klei-si-mo
ESEspañol
cierre
sye-er-e
FRFrançais
fermeture
fer-ma-ture
HIहिन्दी
बंद करना
band karna
HUMagyar
bezárás
be-za-ras
IDBahasa Indonesia
penutupan
penu-tu-pan
ITItaliano
chiusura
kwee-soo-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
penutupan
penu-tu-pan
NLNederlands
sluiting
slui-ting
PLPolski
zamknięcie
zam-knie-cie
PTPortuguês
fechamento
feh-cha-men-to
RORomână
închidere
in-chid-e-re
RUРусский
закрытие
zakrytie
SVSvenska
stängning
shtaeng-ning
SWKiswahili
fungua
fun-gwa
TRTürkçe
kapatma
kapat-ma
UKУкраїнська
закриття
zakryt-tya
VITiếng Việt
đóng cửa
dong cua
ZUZU
ngaphikiswa
ngah-phik-is-wa