Definition of "standstill" []

• Complete cessation of activity or progress: Work came to a standstill. (noun)

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• "Investors have speculated about a potential deal since September when the company signed a short-term standstill agreement with Elliott Associates LP, which forfeited its right to further build its stake in order to enter nonpublic talks with the company."
• "And it would go up if the economy is brought to a standstill from the loss of undocumented labor."
• "Thanksgiving holiday with the announcement that Dubai World would seek a "standstill" - effectively a delay - on repaying some of its debts until at least May."