put (someone or something) out of business



put (someone or something) out of business

To cause or force a person, company, group, or organization to cease commercial trading. The advent of digital books has revolutionized the publishing industry, but unfortunately it has also put a lot of traditional book sellers and publishers out of business. The government put us out of business after news of alleged insider trading was leaked to the media.
See also: business, of, out, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GinnyJIN-eeEnglish
BeverleyBEV-ər-leeEnglish
SoffÍA-Icelandic
Dragomir-Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Olwen-Welsh
Kaolin-English (Rare)