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early closing

early closing noun: the practice of business premises in a town closing for one afternoon each week.

Noun

early closing (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dated) The practice of business premises in a town closing for one afternoon each week.
    • The index to stations does not show early closing days or stations with car parks.1962 July, “Talking of Trains: The new all-line timetable”, in Modern Railways, page 10

Questions about early closing

What does early closing mean?
Early closing means the practice of business premises in a town closing for one afternoon each week.
What part of speech is early closing?
Early closing is a noun.

Words near early closing in the dictionary

  1. early bright
  2. early brights
  3. early childhood
  4. early childhood education
  5. early childhoods
  6. early closing
  7. Early County
  8. early crow
  9. early crows
  10. early day motion
  11. early day motions

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