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goes bust

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

Meaning of go bust

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To become bankrupt.
    • Several thousand companies go bust in the UK each year.

Questions about goes bust

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

Words near goes bust in the dictionary

  1. goes big or goes home
  2. goes bonkers
  3. goes both ways
  4. goes brrr
  5. goes bush
  6. goes bust
  7. goes by
  8. goes by the board
  9. goes by the name of
  10. goes by the wayside
  11. goes bye-bye

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