foldup

foldup
/fohld"up'/, n.
1. something, as a chair or bed, that can be folded up and stored away when not in use.
2. termination or closing: the foldup of the town's newspaper.
3. a giving in; capitulation: a foldup of management under union pressure.
Also, fold-up.
[1890-95; n. use of v. phrase fold up]

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