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FOHLD/fəʊld/

To fold is to bend so one part covers another, or — of a business — to close: fold the letter; the company folded. Collapse is close for businesses. The regional title folded. As a noun: a fold in the map; the fold (a group). Mix-up: folder is the file holder (already in the dictionary).

Meaning

To bend something so that one part covers another; also of a business, to close.

Examples

• “The regional title folded after the advertising slump.”
• “Fold the map to the grid square, which is the physical sense.”

Good to know

fold something in half; a business folded. Noun: a fold; back in the fold. Object: folder. News: papers and shops fold. Not a synonym of fail in every sentence.

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