be put out of business



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be put out of business

To be caused or forced to cease carrying on commercial trading or transactions. Our bookstore has been a part of the neighborhood for nearly 50 years, but we're being put out of business by these new electronic books that you can download. I hear that Mike's company has been put out of business due to allegations of insider trading.
See also: business, of, out, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adalfarus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Toni['təuni]
Maia (1)MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Murtaza-Arabic
Bess[bes]
Pruitt['pru:it]