経営(けいえい)破綻(はたん)

けいえいはたん
noun
business failure; corporate collapse; management breakdown
formalbusinesswork
1. business failure; corporate collapse; bankruptcy
The failure or collapse of a business, typically due to financial difficulties. A formal term frequently used in news and business contexts.
その会社(かいしゃ)は経営(けいえい)破綻(はたん)に追(お)い込(こ)まれた。
The company was driven into business failure.
経営(けいえい)破綻(はたん)した銀行(ぎんこう)の預金者(よきんしゃ)は不安(ふあん)を感(かん)じている。
Depositors of the failed bank are feeling anxious.
Excessive investment combined with declining sales led to corporate collapse.

Compound of 経営(けいえい) (management; business operation) + 破綻(はたん) (failure; collapse; breakdown). A formal term seen frequently in news reports, financial articles, and legal contexts.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 倒産(とうさん): bankruptcy; going out of business — more common in everyday speech, specifically means ceasing operations
  • 破産(はさん): bankruptcy (legal) — a legal declaration of inability to pay debts
  • 廃業(はいぎょう): closing a business — voluntary cessation, not necessarily due to financial failure