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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.
その会社は経営破綻に追い込まれた。
The company was driven into business failure.
経営破綻した銀行の預金者は不安を感じている。
Depositors of the failed bank are feeling anxious.
過大な投資と売上の減少が重なり、経営破綻に至った。
Excessive investment combined with declining sales led to corporate collapse.
Compound of 経営 (management; business operation) + 破綻 (failure; collapse; breakdown). A formal term seen frequently in news reports, financial articles, and legal contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 経営破綻に陥る: to fall into business failure
- 経営破綻に追い込まれる: to be driven to collapse
- 経営破綻に至る: to result in business failure
- 経営破綻した企業: a company that has failed
- 経営破綻を防ぐ: to prevent business failure
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 倒産: bankruptcy; going out of business — more common in everyday speech, specifically means ceasing operations
- 破産: bankruptcy (legal) — a legal declaration of inability to pay debts
- 廃業: closing a business — voluntary cessation, not necessarily due to financial failure