go bankrupt

phrase

: to be unable to pay one's debts

The company went bankrupt.

Examples of go bankrupt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many highly successful, inherently profitable brands go bankrupt trying to maintain this fragile balancing act. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

And out goes the window Mamdani’s rash promise to freeze rents in stabilized units, otherwise landlords would go bankrupt. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026

If the speaker doesn’t relent and these credits expire, people go bankrupt, people will get sick, some will die. — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025

Estimates of what Macy’s real estate portfolio might be worth vary widely, but everyone seems to agree that, in theory, the company could go bankrupt tomorrow and still be more valuable than its current market capitalization of nearly $5 billion. — Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025