discontinuation

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dis·con·tin·u·a·tion

(dĭs′kən-tĭn′yo͞o-ā′shən)

A cessation; a discontinuance.

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dis•con•tin•u•a•tion

(ˌdɪs kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən)

n.

a breach or interruption of continuity or unity.

[1605–15; < Middle French < Medieval Latin]

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Noun

discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

discontinuance

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

disfranchisement - the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote

disinheritance - the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit

phase-out - the act or instance of a planned discontinuation

prorogation - discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it

dismount - the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)

continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption

discontinuation

noun

1. The act of stopping:

cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, halt, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease.

2. The condition of being stopped:

cessation, discontinuance, halt, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease.

3. A cessation of continuity or regularity:

break, discontinuance, discontinuity, disruption, interruption, pause, suspension.

Translations

تَوَقُّف، تَوْقيف، قَطْع

přerušení

afbrydelseindstillingophør

Unterbrechung

interruption

abbahagyás

slit, stöîvun

nedlegging

son verme

中断

discontinuation

[ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən] N (frm) [of practice] → abandono m; [of production] → suspensión f, interrupción f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

discontinuation

n → Aufgabe f; (of class, conversation, treatment) → Abbruch m; (Comm, of line) → (Produktions)einstellung f; (of production, Jur, of case, proceedings) → Einstellung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

discontinue

(diskənˈtinju) verb

to stop or put an end to. I have discontinued my visits there.

ˈdisconˌtinuˈation noun

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"We saw in our study that, even if you give bisphosphonates after denosumab discontinuation, [patients] could lose bone, and the group that controlled the loss of bone had very high control of bone turnover markers," study author and presenter Berengere Rozier Aubry MD, said in an interview at the European Congress of Rheumatology.

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They said that any step in wrong direction like discontinuation of zero-rating regime would pose immense economic challenges.

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In its para-wise comments, the SBP further argued that discontinuation of decimal coins did not have any change on the inflation/economy, in fact high rate of inflation reduced the purchasing power of lower denomination coins.

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After seeking some time to confirm the complaints made by affected households, their grievance duly communicated to the authorities, he said no discontinuation of gas supply was reported from any part of Gulshan e Iqbal or Gulistan e Jauhar till Monday afternoon.

No disruption of gas supply for domestic users in Karachi : SSGC

Their counsel, Mr Ezekiel Agunbiade, had brought the application to announce the notice of discontinuation of the suit, thereby causing the presiding judge, Justice Abiodun Adesodun, to strike out the suit.

Court strikes out suit by Ekiti LG against Fayemi

Of these parameters, sustained response had the highest significance level with an adjusted hazard ratio, which may reflect that such patients might have already achieved a better immune control before treatment discontinuation and explain why the incidence of HBsAg seroclearance was higher in the off-therapy group.

Convenient chronic hepatitis B candidates for antiviral cessation and retreatment after relapse: When and who?

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SBP rejects rumors about discontinuation of Rs.5000 banknotes

Due to its discontinuation these employees and their family will have to face the financial crises

Engineers protests against non-payment of their Salaries

'The SBP board has not submitted any recommendation for demonetisation or discontinuation of Rs5,000 or any other banknote to the federal government or the cabinet,' it said.