go bankrupt

idiom

: to be unable to pay one's debts
The company went bankrupt.

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The problems are not susceptible to one solution but families should not go bankrupt from interminable family law litigation. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024 That means that Pierpoint doesn’t have the money to pay back the companies that bought said debt, which could mean that the bank would essentially go bankrupt. Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024 But the scene unfairly dismisses the plight of the many American patients who can literally go bankrupt paying for necessary medical care. John Russell, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 This anniversary is especially meaningful in these tumultuous times for the film business, one that’s seen other players on the indie scene like Open Road Films and Solstice Studios either go bankrupt, shutter or be sold for parts. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go bankrupt 

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“Go bankrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bankrupt. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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