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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').

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