Pause my store

[maxze1]

can I Pause my store for a long time without paying any monthly billings?

[Nick_Marketing]

Generally, merchants can only pause the store for $9 /month.

The alternative option is to Deactivate the store, but it may not be a suitable option if one plans on resuming the store. More on this option here:
https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/pause-deactivate-store#close-your-store