cutoff

the stopping of a process or activity with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt Synonyms arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, end, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, terminationRelated Words mop-up, phaseout; abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspensionNear Antonyms extension, persistence, prolongationAntonyms continuance, continuation