closureclo‧sure /ˈkləʊʒə $ ˈkloʊʒər/ ●●○ noun 
Several military bases are threatened with closure.factory/hospital/school etc closure the problem of school closuresclosure of the closure of St Bartholomew’s Hospital2[countable, uncountable] when a road, bridge etc is closed for a short time so that people cannot use it: On the M40, there are lane closures near Oxford.3[uncountable] when an event or a period of time is brought to an end, or the feeling that something has been completely dealt with: Funerals help give people a sense of closure.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Further factory closures have been announced.
- Penrhyn is now the largest quarry in the world, yet 5 years ago it faced closure.
- Several military bases are threatened with closure.
- But as far as closure, there will never be.
- Next day the rector of the Sorbonne summoned police to a student protest against the closure of Nanterre.
- State-owned industries, already shaken by lay-offs and closures, will come under even greater stress from international competition.
- The closures will mean the loss of some 600 jobs.
- This is another area which is changing out of all recognition since closure of the colliery and removal of sidings etc.
- Tory Derek Lamberth said closure plans had been on the agenda for two years.
- Two years ago the Cowley plant was threatened with closure.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a company, shop, or business fails
· A large number of businesses failed when interest rates rose.· Several thousands of small businesses fail each week.
if a company goes out of business , it stops existing because it is no longer making a profit: · Many small farms are going out of business.be put/forced out of business: · As the recession hit, many traders were forced out of business.
if a business, bank, or company goes under , it fails - used especially in newspapers and business contexts: · When the company went under, some of our workers found positions with Ford.
if a shop, factory, or business closes down, it stops making or selling goods: · If the factory closes down, 600 people will lose their jobs.· Coal mines are closing down all over the country.· Not long ago, the orchestra was the pride of the city. Now it is on the verge of closing down.
British /closing American when a shop, factory, or business fails and closes: · Further factory closures have been announced.closure of: · The closing of the Minton Savings and Loan was a great loss to the town.face/be threatened with closure (=to be going to close down): · Penrhyn is now the largest quarry in the world, yet 5 years ago it faced closure.
informal if a person or company goes bankrupt , they are legally forced to sell their property and possessions to pay their debts: · Her father went bankrupt in 1984.· He bought a small printing firm that had gone bankrupt.· The company went bust last year, owing £12 million.
informal to fail and be unable to continue in business: · Most of the companies dependent on the steelworks folded within weeks.
informal to fail and be unable to continue in business, especially because of difficult economic conditions: · Over 300 small firms have gone to the wall in the past year.· High interest rates will force many businesses to go to the wall.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Several military bases are threatened with closure. the problem of school closures On the M40, there are lane closures near Oxford.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a national strike against pit closuresCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Several military bases are threatened with closure. the problem of school closures On the M40, there are lane closures near Oxford. a national strike against pit closures· Plan also recommends more base closures.· George Wagner, was moved here as part of the 1995 base closure and realignment process.· The Marines take over Miramar from the Navy Oct. 1 as part of the base closure and realignment process.· Cutting troops to loosen that money could signal another round of base closures, said B.. Securities analyst Wolfgang Demisch.
· The hospitals more remote from their catchment area were thus the natural early candidates for closure.· Not surprisingly, it was another early closure, with only a few people living nearby.
· Education Secretary John Patten warned that any school which failed to check whether staff had a criminal record would face immediate closure.· The quake shattered windows in the control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and forced the airport's immediate closure.
· In addition there are two cross-overs in mid-Channel to allow partial closure of the tunnel for maintenance purposes.· Most corporate headquarters and bank branches in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were open Tuesday after partial closures yesterday.
· This is due to be announced next month and is widely predicted to involve jobs losses and possible plant closures.· Currently, around 1 700 beds are closed, leaving 2 500 earmarked for possible closure.· The Education Committee evaluated Village school for possible closure because the teacher had reached the age of retirement.· It is among several which fear possible closure within months unless the new assessment and funding procedures move up several gears.· Russell Telford was protesting against the possible closure of 31 pits.· It displayed particular concern over a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a determination to take action to avoid this.· Next, they considered the possible closure of Village school.
· He referred to the new written policy and circulated four letters from parents objecting to the proposed closure.· Nalgo members were protesting at the proposed closure of a 24-hour crisis intervention centre.
· At the very top of the hierarchy, elite recruitment shows the most social closure.· Thus social closure is still real, and tickets to the top depend on property, connections or elite education.· The degree of social closure of the upper class is considerably enhanced by the extensive networks of interlocking directorships.· In addition, there is still considerable social closure and self-recruitment at the very top of the occupational structure.· In the caste system social closure is achieved through prohibitions which prevent members of a caste from marrying outside their caste.· The caste system is an extreme example of social closure since the exclusion of outsiders from the status group is so complete.· Broadly speaking, the less social closure there is, the less cohesive the social class grouping will be.
· There are no formal arrangements for temporary closure, but there are rules and regulations when permanent closure is being considered.· This summary is only a temporary closure in the meaning of objectification.
NOUN· Many factory closures are on the way, with perhaps as many as 600,000 jobs at risk.· The province has become sadly familiar with news of lay-offs and redundancies, factory closures and company collapses.
· She knows from inside the sadness of a hospital closure.· There was a strong element of a gamble on the future in any psychiatric hospital closure.· This basic pattern was further complicated as hospital closure programmes progressed and patients were moved back to their health authority of origin.· The advert is aimed at doctors threatened with possible redundancy by the Government's programme of London hospital closures and mergers.· And data on mental hospital closures are important.
· Yet it is he, and not their Minister, who has to defend closure orders in Parliament.· The closure order came on a Sunday night, with no forewarning.· The association reported one item of progress, welcoming the recent closure order for the eastern end of Fairview Road.
· The firm is centralising production in Lancashire, and staff are blaming the job losses on the Government's pit closure programme.· He found himself under severe pressure last year when the pit closure programme was announced.· These ravenous companies claim to provide jobs to communities starved of employment following the pit closures.· Occupancy at Pontins dropped 13% and bookings dipped after pit closures were announced.· The breakaway union is balloting its members for a one-day token strike in protest over the amended pit closure plans.· Barr Thomson blamed the Government's pit closure announcement for its failure.
· Tory Derek Lamberth said closure plans had been on the agenda for two years.· There were also strong words for the architects of the closure plan.· The breakaway union is balloting its members for a one-day token strike in protest over the amended pit closure plans.· Members of the ruling Labour group have blamed the Government for the circumstances which led to the closure plan.· Management were meeting staff this afternoon to reveal details of the closure plan, which would mean job losses.· The caucus thus gave continuity at the top throughout the development of the closure plan.
· This is due to be announced next month and is widely predicted to involve jobs losses and possible plant closures.· Of the $ 27 million charge, about $ 15 million relates to severance pay and plant closures.· The job cuts and plant closure could help improve Bausch&.· From 1977 to 1987, the scale of plant closure and/or contraction in many cities was extremely dramatic.· Some of the increase may have been due to seasonal auto plant closures.· Employers could provide advance warning of intended plant closures or major reorganisation.· We were relatively lucky; major plant closures require 60 days' notice, and we received severance pay.
· Their plight is an indirect result of the closure programme.· The firm is centralising production in Lancashire, and staff are blaming the job losses on the Government's pit closure programme.· Some try to match the closure programme to meet the Staff needs.· Soon the speed and scope of the closure programme will increase.· He found himself under severe pressure last year when the pit closure programme was announced.· The outcry was such that on Oct. 19 the government postponed part of the closure programme.· With the beginning of the closure programme in the pits the situation changed dramatically.
· Staff turnover has been high in the last few years as school closure has loomed closer.· In the original submission the deputy head felt that the impending school closure was a strong argument for receiving the money.· Effects of school closure on material existence of community. 6.· Effects of school closure on the atmosphere and/or symbolic existence of the community. 7.· It was not until 1981 that school closure seemed the inevitable solution to falling rolls.· They don't refer to particular cases of primary school closure in any particular location.
VERB· Contractors BAe has already announced the closure of its plant in Hatfield, Herts.· There the workers occupied their factory when the multinational company Molins announced its closure.· A well-known newspaper article in 1935 announcing the closure referred to the family atmosphere of the line.· Brachs, a confectionery company, recently took Chicago by surprise when it announced the closure of its local factory.· When they announced the closure of the North and South Works, things were very uncertain.
· Knowing who or why this has happened will not bring her back, but will only bring us closure.· And for the country, it brings closure.· But it would be great if this brings closure.
· The damage caused by this closure will continue to be felt for many years.
· Currently, around 1 700 beds are closed, leaving 2 500 earmarked for possible closure.· His pit was earmarked for closure, his redundancy money would not pay off the mortgage and other work was scarce.
· The drastic cuts come a week after Aldershot were wound up and rekindle fears for several Fourth Division clubs facing closure.· Education Secretary John Patten warned that any school which failed to check whether staff had a criminal record would face immediate closure.· The homes are no longer facing closure.· It is the second Worlingworth firm to face closure within a few weeks.· Read in studio A church playgroup is facing closure because, it's claimed, church elders don't like children.· Read in studio A racial advice centre is facing closure after being criticised for failing to provide an adequate service.· Read in studio One of Britain's most famous cheese shops is facing closure.· The world-famous hospital is facing closure, but doctors and nurses are working very hard to make sure it stays open.
· Mr Keyse played a prominent part in arranging the purchase of the railway following its closure in 1956.· The move follows the closure of Ferranti International's metrology systems division at Dalkeith in January last year.
· The fires caused widespread smogs, limiting visibility and forcing the closure of airports and shipping lanes.· The recent violations may not force the closure, said bureau spokeswoman Lynette Wirth.· They knew that cut backs in education would force closures.
· The dispute centred on proposals involving the closure of lead-zinc mines, posing a threat to jobs.· The employees would prefer profits to be lower if maximising them involves plant closures or the introduction of job-destroying technology.
· Members of the ruling Labour group have blamed the Government for the circumstances which led to the closure plan.
· They say a Greene King victory would mean closure for the Abingdon brewery, but not the end of the Morland name.· Environmental improvement would mean the closure of some labour intensive plants which could not be economically cleaned up, the company said.· The integration of Johnson Brothers will not necessarily mean the closure of the offices at Hanley.· But that does not mean its survival or closure is only a political issue.· The receiver has said a strike will mean total closure of Leyland Daff in Britain.
· The zones have thus had some success in preventing the relocation or closure of preexisting companies.· You have so far succeeded in preventing the closure of a small area of self-sealing partition.
· This is expected to result in the closure of 32 unprofitable lines and a reduction in staff numbers from 48,500 to 30,000.· Forsythe considered the effects on way of life resulting from the closure of primary schools.· A poor result was obtained from one private jacuzzi which resulted in its closure pending further investigations.· The marathon will result in the closure of a large number of London streets on Sunday.
· New models and new ideas have turned the company around and saved Cowley from closure.· The first item on the agenda was a discussion of how much money could be saved from closures over the next year.· He says he just wants to save the school from closure.· Time allowed 00:21 Read in studio A truck company's sales division has been saved from closure.· Thousands signed a petition which saved it from closure a year ago.
· But now Government cuts means the home is threatened with closure.· It has been threatened with closure, water officials said.· Two years ago the Cowley plant was threatened with closure.· The method involved asking what users and non-users would pay to keep the centre open if it were threatened with closure.· They linked up in a silent demonstration of support for the school which is threatened with closure.· He has spoken up for them when their homes have been threatened with closure and voiced their opinions on Radio Cleveland.· Since he opened in September 1999, he says he has been threatened with closure on several occasions.· He began his statement by announcing that Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground, which had been threatened with closure, was safe.
WORD FAMILYnouncloseclosureclosingadjectiveclosedclosingverbclose
1[countable, uncountable] when a factory, school, hospital etc has to close permanently: Several military bases are threatened with closure.factory/hospital/school etc closure the problem of school closuresclosure of the closure of St Bartholomew’s Hospital2[countable, uncountable] when a road, bridge etc is closed for a short time so that people cannot use it: On the M40, there are lane closures near Oxford.3[uncountable] when an event or a period of time is brought to an end, or the feeling that something has been completely dealt with: Funerals help give people a sense of closure.