go bankrupt

idiom

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

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“Go bankrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bankrupt. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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