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goes belly-up

goes belly-up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go belly-up.

Meaning of go belly-up

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To die.
  2. (informal) To fail or fold; especially, to be closed or shut down, or go out of business.
    • I was sorry to hear that my favorite little restaurant went belly-up.
    Synonyms:
    go bankrupt

Questions about goes belly-up

What is goes belly-up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes belly-up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go belly-up.

Words near goes belly-up in the dictionary

  1. goes balls up
  2. goes bananas
  3. goes bankrupt
  4. goes batshit
  5. goes begging
  6. goes belly-up
  7. goes below
  8. goes berserk
  9. goes between
  10. goes beyond
  11. goes beyond the pale

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