closures

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of closure.

   A wave of bank closures shook the local economy last winter.

   Sudden school closures forced parents to scramble for childcare.

   Note

   Every sense of closure can be counted, so the plural turns up in very different settings. It can mean shutdowns of banks or schools, or caps and zips that seal a package. It also names functions bundled with their variables in programming, and the smallest sets with a given property in mathematics. The surrounding words decide which one is meant. The same spelling also serves the parliamentary verb.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of closure.

   Note

   Parliamentary procedure supplies the verb behind this form. To closure an issue is to end its debate by closure, the formal move that cuts discussion short. The verb is transitive, so it needs an object: the government closures the bill. A subject in front marks it as the verb. The plural noun usually follows a modifier instead, as in bank closures.

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