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going bust

going bust is the present participle and gerund 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 going bust

What is going bust the present participle and gerund of?
Going bust is the present participle and gerund of go bust.

Words near going bust in the dictionary

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

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