shut sth off

shut sth off
UK US shut (sth) off
Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut)
[T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »

The committee has the power to shut off funds for the second phase of the prison construction.

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We certainly don't want to shut off new ideas.

[I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops working: »

When you are waiting in line in your car, shut the engine off.

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It looked as if the computer had shut off in the middle of the calculation.

[I or T] PRODUCTION if electricity, gas, etc. shuts off, or someone shuts it off, it stops being supplied: »

The national power company shut off electricity in hopes of preventing fires.

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Power shut off in several neighborhoods last night after the storm.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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