file for bankruptcy
idiom
: to officially ask to be legally recognized as bankrupt
The company filed for bankruptcy in July.
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Pinstripes joins countless other retailers shuttering doors Pinstripes is certainly not the first company to file for bankruptcy and shut its doors this year.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Auto lending is another pocket showing strain, with subrime lender Tricolor Holdings the latest in the sector to file for bankruptcy.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Most companies that file for bankruptcy intend to stay in business.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards reports that nearly one-third of lottery winners file for bankruptcy within a few years according to Next Gen Personal Finance.
—Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Auto lending is another pocket showing strain, with subrime lender Tricolor Holdings the latest in the sector to file for bankruptcy.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Most companies that file for bankruptcy intend to stay in business.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards reports that nearly one-third of lottery winners file for bankruptcy within a few years according to Next Gen Personal Finance.
—Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“File for bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%20for%20bankruptcy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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