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out of business
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 .
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
“And I’m sure many of those people aren’t documented. If these crackdowns continue, you’ll see some of those people deported. It’s a safe bet that if they didn’t have access to the immigrant labor, they’d be out of business.”
For example Virginia-based educational manufacturer MicroKits says it will "be unable to pay its employees, will lose money and as a result may go out of business".
Without it, many arts organizations have been, and will continue to be, driven out of business or forced to restrict the scope of their work.
A woman who manages holiday lettings in a seaside resort has said she faces going out of business after the flats were declared to be "second homes".
The director of a 160-year-old haulage firm put out of business by a cyber-attack has urged companies to be on their guard.
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