Bankruptcy and Decline

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy noun - The inability to pay one's debts.

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Decline and bankruptcy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decline" instead a noun "Bankruptcy".

Nearby Word: bankrupt

Decline noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Bankruptcy and decline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bankruptcy" instead a noun "Decline".

severe	severe bankruptcy	severe decline
massive	massive bankruptcy	massive decline
moral	moral bankruptcy	moral decline
immediate	immediate bankruptcy	immediate decline
Other adjectives: general, possible, inevitable, subsequent, eventual, recent, financial.

Sharpstown Center continued to decline into bankruptcy, after which it was renamed PlazAmerica's and now caters to the ghetto Latino population instead of the ghetto Black population.

Source: Useful Notes / Houston
The decline was precipitated by the rise in private automobile ownership and lead to the abandonment of many lines as well as the bankruptcy of several private railroads.

Source: Dork Age / Real Life
Much like the LA Times, once a rather national paper, but the decline of the industry in general and some horrible mismanagement in particular actually sent it and the other Tribune Company papers into bankruptcy for a time.

Source: Useful Notes / American Newspapers

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