to go bankrupt
verb/fɐ.ˈliɾ/medium
fa·lir
Definition
To become bankrupt; to be unable to pay one's debts and cease business operations.
The company will go bankrupt if it doesn't secure new investments.
Many small businesses went bankrupt during the crisis.
Common collocations
to go bankruptto risk bankruptcyto drive to bankruptcy
Etymology
Do italiano 'fallire', por sua vez do latim 'fallere' ('enganar').