shut
verb [ I or T ]
uk/ʃʌt/ usshutting | shut | shut COMMERCE, WORKPLACE UK
if a store, restaurant, or public place shuts or someone shuts it, it stops being open for business at the end of the day, week, etc.:
The shops shut at 7 on Friday.
COMMERCE
if a business shuts or is shut, it stops operating permanently:
When tougher controls force these dumps to shut, their operators will vanish.
The older plant will be shut down soon.
shut up shop UK informal
to stop operating a business either temporarily or permanently:
Last weekend the greengrocer shut up shop and others are likely to follow.
In contrast to other national institutions that are shutting up shop for Christmas, nobody knows when - if ever - it will re-open.
Phrasal verbs
shut (sth) down
shut (sth) off
shut
adjective [ not before noun ]
UK uk/ʃʌt/ usnot open for business:
Tourists arrived to find the shops and restaurants shut.