Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close up shop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
close up shop
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

closes up shop (present, singular) closing up shop (participle, present) closed up shop (participle, past) closed up shop (past)

Synonyms

shut up shop put up the shutters

Antonyms

set up shop

Questions

What does close up shop mean?
To stop what one is doing, especially in the context of a business.

How to pronounce close up shop

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