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# discontinuation

«discontinuation» in Mova's school dictionary: **stopping something that used to go on, such as a product…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (discontinuation, discontinuations); verb discontinue

### meaning for a pupil

1) Discontinuation is stopping something that used to go on, such as a product, a service, a bus route or a medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#m1)

2) (formal) It is the word used in official letters and on labels for ending something on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal, adult word: shops, companies, doctors and councils use it. In everyday talk people say «they stopped making it» or «they cut the bus». In a story or news it tells the reader something familiar is ending. Phrases: discontinuation of a product, discontinuation of a service.

### examples

- The discontinuation of my favourite cereal made me sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#x1)
- The council announced the discontinuation of the late bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#x2)
- The doctor explained the discontinuation of the medicine had to be slow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#x3)
- After the discontinuation of the toy, collectors paid more for it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#x4)
- The letter told parents about the discontinuation of the after-school club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#x5)
- Fans complained about the discontinuation of the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/#x6)

### note

Long formal noun; the verb is discontinue and the adjective discontinued (a discontinued line). Simpler words: stopping, ending, cancellation. Do not confuse with «discontent» (unhappiness).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «discontinuation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinuation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.