bankruptcy
noun
the state of being or becoming bankrupt.
prebankruptcy
-
a word derived from
bankruptcy.
Example Sentences
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WSJ: When will sales return to their prebankruptcy peak?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The company’s prebankruptcy $16.1-billion debt load was a vestige of its 2008 private equity leveraged buyout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
The reports that document Gawker’s prebankruptcy payments, and the potential avoidance actions, are due in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2016
Sbarro, whose owners include Mr. Karam and private-equity firms Apollo Global Management APO 2.44 % LLC and Guggenheim Investment Management LLC, currently has about 800 global outlets, down from a prebankruptcy level of 1,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2015
Or they could hope that G.M. decides, even without a court order, to treat the prebankruptcy cases like new ones.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2014
