in bankruptcy

idiom

: officially recognized as bankrupt
The company is now in bankruptcy.

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The company is lining up $20 million of financing to keep operating in bankruptcy. Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 25 June 2025 Under Frank McCourt’s ownership, the team was in bankruptcy. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 The deal leaves Purdue in bankruptcy with oversight by a monitor and prevents the company from lobbying or marketing opioids. Alex Sundby june 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025 High yield corporate bonds, often called junk bonds, are issued by companies with weaker credit ratings that are theoretically more at risk of suffering losses in bankruptcy. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in bankruptcy

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“In bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bankruptcy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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