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go bankrupt

go bankrupt verb: to become bankrupt; to go into liquidation.

Verb

go bankrupt (third-person singular simple present goes bankrupt, present participle going bankrupt, simple past went bankrupt, past participle gone bankrupt)

  1. (intransitive) To become bankrupt; to go into liquidation.
    • Several thousand companies go bankrupt in the UK each year.
    • "How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked.
      "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly."1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, page 141

go bankrupt meaning in Malay and Thai

go bankrupt in Malay

to become bankrupt
jatuh muflis

go bankrupt in Thai

to become bankrupt
ล้มละลาย lóm-lá-laai

Synonyms of go bankrupt

Forms of go bankrupt

third-person singular presentgoes bankrupt
present participlegoing bankrupt
pastwent bankrupt
past participlegone bankrupt

Questions about go bankrupt

What does go bankrupt mean?
Go bankrupt means to become bankrupt; to go into liquidation.
What is go bankrupt in Malay?
Go bankrupt in Malay is jatuh muflis. See Go bankrupt meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is go bankrupt?
Go bankrupt is a verb.
What is the past tense of go bankrupt?
The past tense of go bankrupt is went bankrupt.

Words near go bankrupt in the dictionary

  1. go bail
  2. go ballistic
  3. go balls up
  4. go bananas
  5. go band for band
  6. go bankrupt
  7. go batshit
  8. go begging
  9. go belly-up
  10. go below
  11. go berserk

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