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Definitions for SHUTDOWN
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊnshut·down

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownnoun

    termination of operations

    "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

Wiktionary

  1. shutdownnoun

    The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

    The system is doing its shutdown operations.

  2. shutdownnoun

    A reciprocation, typically as an insult.

    When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown he ceased his insults.

Wikipedia

  1. Shutdown

    Shutdown is a song by English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in NBA 2K17.

ChatGPT

  1. shutdown

    A shutdown refers to the closure or discontinuation of operations, functions, or activities. This can be applied to various contexts such as the turning off of machinery, systems, or devices; closing of businesses or services; or, more broadly, a situation when a government ceases non-essential operations due to lack of funding.

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  1. shutdown

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SHUTDOWN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SHUTDOWN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of SHUTDOWN in a Sentence

  1. Vrinda Grover:

    The court also said the freedom of press is impacted by the shutdown, it is an abuse of power.

  2. Nick Twidale:

    Investors are continuing to look for clarity on the trade situation between the United States and China and as the trading days drift by with no concrete update on progress then markets become more and more concerned, probably more pressing for the U.S. markets is the threat of another government shutdown.

  3. Anthony Fauci:

    I would hope we don't have to resort to shut down, i think that would be something that is obviously an extreme. I think it would not be viewed very, very favorably... So rather than think in terms of reverting back down to a complete shutdown, I would think we need to get the states pausing in their opening process.

  4. Miriam Medina:

    Of course the shutdown would have affected me.

  5. Travis Collins:

    For the first time, I felt in my gut the impact of the partial shutdown.

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