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mothball
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/ verb [T]Definition
› to stop using a factory, building, etc., but leave it in a condition that allows you to use it again in the future: The factory was mothballed two years ago.
mothballing noun [U] › The local community were told about the mothballing of the power plant.(Definition of mothball verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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