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shop closing

[/ʃɒp ˈkloʊzɪŋ/]
nounpl: shop closings
fechamento de loja
1. The act or process of shutting down a retail establishment, either temporarily at the end of business hours or permanently
The shop closing was delayed due to a customer still in the store.
O fechamento da loja foi atrasado devido a um cliente ainda estar na loja.
2. The permanent cessation of business operations of a store
The shop closing left many employees without jobs.
O fechamento da loja deixou muitos funcionários sem empregos.
Synonyms
store closurebusiness closureshutdowntermination of operations
Antonyms
shop openinggrand openingstore opening

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fechamento de loja
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
fechamento de comércio
more formal variant
São Paulo
encerramento de loja
alternative formal term
Portugal
encerramento de loja
preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

going out of business
calling it a day
shutting down shop
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