go bust

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go bust

verb goes bust · going bust · went bust · gone bust

intransitive To become bankrupt. Several thousand companies go bust in the UK each year.
Similar: go bankrupt, go under, go belly-up

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@misc{go_bust_2026,
  title = {go bust},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20bust},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}