go bust

phrase

informal

: to spend or lose all of one's money : to go broke

The company has gone bust.

Examples of go bust in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, as noted above with Tait, teenage catcher prospects often go bust. — Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

There’s no consensus about whether this tech boom is set to go bust anytime soon. — Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026

An insurance company could sell life or health care policies, pay executives lavish salaries, and go bust when policyholders start to die off or get sick. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025

But a tinge of fear is starting to shadow that exuberance as investors worry the AI boom could go bust. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for go bust

• adjust
• combust
• discussed
• disgust
• distrust
• entrust
• intrust
• mistrust
• nonplussed
• robust
• sawdust
• stardust