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How to pronounce discontinue in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cease, give up, lay off, quit, stop
Has types knock off, leave off, drop, pull the plug, retire, close off, shut off, sign off, cheese, call it quits, call it a day, break, withdraw
Derivation discontinuance, discontinuation
Type Words
Synonyms break, break off, stop
Type of terminate, end
Has types bog, bog down, break up, cut off, disrupt, fracture, interrupt
Derivation discontinuation
Type Words
Type of stop, cease, terminate, end, finish
Has types run out, peter out, expire, fizzle, fizzle out, taper off, leave off


the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31.

Examples of discontinue

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The company may suspend or discontinue the stock repurchase program at any time.
From the foxbusiness.com
State law allows physicians to discontinue treatment they deem medically futile.
From the nytimes.com
Tatum was neither capricious nor joyful with her decision to discontinue sports.
From the nytimes.com
Notice Scotland and Northern Ireland magically discontinue reporting after 1997.
From the economist.com
Ryanair was ordered to discontinue the advertisements immediately or face fines.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Germany announced that it would discontinue all nuclear power generation by 2022.
From the infowars.com
Sara Lee plans to discontinue Senseo brewers in North America beginning March 31.
From the forbes.com
Things are so bad that the Postal Service wants to discontinue Saturday delivery.
From the sfgate.com
Please discontinue your unstandardized changes to articles pertaining to dates.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
  • Come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
  • Break: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
  • (discontinued) stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"
  • (discontinuation) discontinuance: the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
  • (Discontinued) End-of-life (EOL) is a term used with respect to a retailed product, indicating that the product is in the end of its product lifetime and a vendor will no longer be marketing, selling, or promoting a particular product and may also be limiting or ending support for the product. ...
  • To stop a process; especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something
  • (Discontinued (outcome from Reading Recovery lessons)) Children who have successfully completed the Reading Recovery programme and have made accelerated progress to reach the average level for their age in reading, and are said to have had their lesson series discontinued.
  • (Discontinued) An action taken by the Commission when a program voluntarily discontinues its participation in the accreditation program and no longer enrolls a first year class.