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 San Diego Padres made the jump to MLB for local games after Diamond Sports Group—Main Street’s prebankruptcy name—missed a scheduled rights payment during the 2023 season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 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
If Ziff Davis succeeds, it and not Gawker’s creditors will decide who gets sued and who gets let off the hook due to prebankruptcy maneuvers. Mr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2016
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
