discontinuation.

The ending of an activity, service, or product rather than a temporary pause.

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Words that belong together

• discontinuation of treatment
• product discontinuation

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The discontinuation of the service was announced before an alternative had been arranged.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.