file for bankruptcy

idiom

: to officially ask to be legally recognized as bankrupt

The company filed for bankruptcy in July.

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Stellantis — the European automaker that makes cars under the Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler brands in North America — saw its joint venture that made Jeeps in China file for bankruptcy in 2022 after years of losses. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024 By October 2020, the diocese said it was forced to file for bankruptcy. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024 Islanders have been dealing with economic turmoil stemming from a financial crisis that reached its boiling point in 2015, when Puerto Rico accumulated about $72 billion in public debt — yet, unlike other U.S. jurisdictions, couldn't legally file for bankruptcy. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 The closures come amid reports that TGI Fridays is about to file for bankruptcy. —

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for file for bankruptcy

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