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phoenixism

phoenixism noun: the fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set up another business.

Noun

phoenixism (uncountable)

  1. The fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set up another business.

Origin of phoenixism

From phoenix + -ism, after the mythological bird that is resurrected from its own ashes.

Questions about phoenixism

What does phoenixism mean?
Phoenixism means the fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set up another business.
What part of speech is phoenixism?
Phoenixism is a noun.

Words near phoenixism in the dictionary

  1. Phoenix Park
  2. phoenixed
  3. phoenixes
  4. phoenixing
  5. phoenixings
  6. phoenixism
  7. phoenixity
  8. phoenixlike
  9. Phoenixville
  10. phoetal
  11. phoeti

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