shutdown

American  

[shuht-doun] / ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /

noun

1. a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity.

   a partial government shutdown;

   an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.

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shutdown British  

/ ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /

noun

1. 1. the closing of a factory, shop, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      shutdown costs

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verb

1. to cease or cause to cease operation

2. (tr) to close by lowering

3. (tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop

4. informal (intr; foll by on or upon) to put a stop to; clamp down on

5. (tr) to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value

Etymology

Origin of shutdown

1855–60, noun use of verb phrase shut down

Example Sentences

But Bernard Yaros, lead economist at Oxford Economics, cautioned that the easing might "be more noise than signal due to the disruptions from the shutdown".

From BBC

This was down from the 3.0 percent figure in September, the most recent month for which fuller data was available due to a lengthy government shutdown.

From Barron's

Inflation eased unexpectedly in November, but economists cautioned against reading too much into the report because of gaps in data collection during the long government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release November inflation data on Thursday morning, after a delay caused by this fall’s government shutdown.

From Barron's

The October inflation data couldn’t be collected by the BLS due to the government shutdown.

From Barron's

Related Words

• closedown
• closure
• stoppage