i Register
In some senses, closure is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
complete, total
The factory announced a total closure after operating for fifty years in the community.
partial | immediate | eventual | permanent, temporary | indefinite | planned, possible, proposed, threatened | enforced | factory, hospital, pit, road, school, etc.
VERB + CLOSURE
be earmarked for, be threatened with, face
The factory was threatened with closure after the company lost its biggest contract.
cause, force
The factory's financial problems caused the closure of three production lines last month.
prevent, save sth from, stop
The government prevented the hospital closure by approving emergency funding last month.
CLOSURE + NOUN
plan, programme | order
PHRASES
(be) under threat of closure