cessation
/sesˈeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] formalDefinition
› the fact of something ending or stopping: The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.
(Definition of cessation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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