bankruptcy
noun
ADJ. personal
VERB + BANKRUPTCY face Small travel operators are facing bankruptcy.| be close to, be on the brink/verge of | be driven/forced/thrown into, go into | file for, petition for The company has been forced to file for bankruptcy.| declare It is the only country to have declared bankruptcy.| be saved from, escape (from)
BANKRUPTCY + NOUN order, proceedings The defendant has a bankruptcy order against him.
PHRASES the threat of bankruptcy