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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.

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"Where are the future hairdressers going to come from if good, employed salons go out of business?"

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Five of the 1992-93 shirt sponsors - Commodore, Fisons, ICI, Mita Copiers and Tulip Computers - have since gone out of business.

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In recent years, the slumping prices have pushed some almond growers out of business, leaving orchards up for sale in places throughout the Central Valley.

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Kaprielian said she deeply loves farming, but has seen some other operations struggling and going out of business in recent years.

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“I think he really genuinely cares for the U.S.A., but it’s wrong to put these tariffs on toys. A lot of toys cannot be made here. ��’s going to happen is the following: Let’s say a toy that was sold for $10 now will be $20, right? That means that a lot less people can afford it, which means layoffs, which means a small toy company is going out of business, right here in U.S.A.”

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out of breath out of character

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