closure

closure
noun
1 closing of road, factory, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete, total
▪

The accident caused the complete closure of the road.

▪ partial
▪ immediate
▪ eventual
▪ permanent, temporary
▪ planned, possible, proposed, threatened
▪ factory, hospital, pit, plant (AmE), road, school, etc.
VERB + CLOSURE
▪ be earmarked for, be threatened with, face
▪

Several schools face eventual closure.

▪ cause, force
▪

Imposing higher taxes would force the closure of many bookshops.

▪ prevent, save sth from, stop
▪

The mine has been saved from closure.

▪ announce
CLOSURE + NOUN
▪ plan, programme/program (esp. BrE)
▪ order (esp. BrE)
PHRASES
▪ under threat of closure
▪

The factory is under threat of closure.

2 feeling of satisfactory conclusion
ADJECTIVE
▪ final
▪ narrative
VERB + CLOSURE
▪ be looking for, need, seek
▪

People who lose family members need closure, not false hope.

▪ achieve
▪ bring, provide (sb with)
▪ need
PHRASES
▪ a sense of closure
▪

The conviction of their son's murderer gave them a sense of closure.

3 (AmE) fastening
ADJECTIVE
▪ drawstring, snap, Velcro™, zipper
▪ resealable
▪ tamper-evident

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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