go bankrupt

idiom

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

Examples of go bankrupt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web About 6% of all NBA players will go bankrupt 15 years after retiring, according to a preliminary finding from the Global Financial LIteracy Excellence Center. Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 July 2024 German clubs don't often go bankrupt, its youth football setup continues to produce quality talent, and this year two of the Champions League's semi-finalists were German. David Hellier, Bloomberg.com, 14 June 2024 In theory, cleanup is guaranteed by financial instruments called bonds that companies fund and that regulators can put toward the cost of retiring wells if drillers go bankrupt or walk away. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024 The move came amid doubts about its ability to survive, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggesting last month that Rivian would go bankrupt in six quarters without dramatic cost-cutting. Steve Mollman, Fortune, 31 Mar. 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 20 Sep. 2024.

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