廃はい業ぎょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

discontinuation of business; closing down; retirement from a profession

Used for voluntarily ending a business, shop, or professional practice (e.g., a doctor, lawyer, or craftsman). Often implies a permanent closure or retirement rather than a temporary suspension.

• 父ちちは長なが年ねん続つづけた店みせを廃はい業ぎょうした。

  My father closed down the shop he had run for many years.

• 高こう