early closing


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early closing

n
1. (Commerce)
a. the shutting of most of the shops in a town one afternoon each week
b. (as adjective): early-closing day.
2. (Commerce) the day on which this happens: Thursday is early closing in Aylesbury.
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Translations

early closing

n (Brit) (Comm) → chiusura pomeridiana settimanale
early closing day → giorno di chiusura pomeridiana settimanale
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