SHUTDOWN

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shutdown mean? 

• SHUTDOWN (noun)
  The noun SHUTDOWN has 1 sense:

1. termination of operations

  Familiarity information: SHUTDOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHUTDOWN (noun)

Meaning:

Termination of operations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

closedown; shutdown; closing; closure

Context example:

they regretted the closure of the day care center

Hypernyms ("shutdown" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shutdown"):

plant closing (act of shutting down operation of a plant)

bank closing (act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure)

layoff (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)