out of business

1. No longer carrying on commercial transactions, as in He's decided to go out of business when he turns sixty-five , or The supermarkets are putting the small grocers out of business .

2. Not in working order, inoperative, as in It looks as though the merry-go-round is out of business tonight . Also see out of commission ; go out , def. 5.

Example Sentences

Labor Department’s wage and hour division, said operators like Mr. Perez go “in and out of business under multiple names,” skirting responsibility by creating a “game of Whac-a-Mole.”

From New York Times

If alt-coffee could offset even just the extra projected coffee demand it would be a win for the planet that wouldn’t put anyone out of business.

From BBC

Since the Budget, farmers have warned that getting rid of this IHT exemption will force many family farms out of business and decimate the countryside.

From BBC

"I can't blame the small farms if what they're hearing is that a measure is going to put them out of business, and they're hearing that from people that they're supposed to trust, and that's supposed to have their best interests," she said.

From Salon

"For a lot of providers this will place existential pressure on them and could well push some out of business, unless it is matched by extra funding to those who commission care and there was little sign of that," he said.

From BBC