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Enron

Enron noun: the events that led up to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, or by extension any similar events.

Noun

Enron (plural Enrons)

  1. The events that led up to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, or by extension any similar events.
    • In case you're wondering, we don't think TXU is another Enron in the making.2002 March, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 56, number 3
    • But the job has to be done because there are other Enrons out there in the corporate world with variations on the scheme to deceive and dupe the public...2004, Ralph Nader, In pursuit of justice: collected writings 2000-2003, page 471

Forms of Enron

pluralEnrons

Origin of Enron

After Enron Corporation, major American energy company that collapsed in 2001 due to accounting fraud.

Words formed from Enron

Questions about Enron

What does Enron mean?
Enron means the events that led up to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, or by extension any similar events.
What part of speech is Enron?
Enron is a noun.
What is the plural of Enron?
The plural of Enron is Enrons.

Words near Enron in the dictionary

  1. enrollments
  2. enrolls
  3. enrolment
  4. enrolments
  5. enrols
  6. Enron
  7. Enronomics
  8. Enrons
  9. enroot
  10. enrooted
  11. enrooting

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