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mayhem collapse: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

bankruptcy collapse: a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"; a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"

rebate collapse: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid; join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"; cut a rebate in (timber or stone); give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

rollback collapse: reducing prices back to some earlier level; the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

inroad collapse: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"; an invasion or hostile attack

tare collapse: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight; any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

loss collapse: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"; the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"; the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"; something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"; gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

refund collapse: the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer; pay back; "Please refund me my money"

penalty collapse: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

drawback collapse: the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

sabotage collapse: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

write off collapse: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"; concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"; write something fluently, and without hesitation; cancel (a debt)

mutilation collapse: an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part

breakdown collapse: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"; a mental or physical breakdown

splinter collapse: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"; break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

premium collapse: payment for insurance; the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value; "they paid a premium for access to water"; having or reflecting superior quality or value; "premium gasoline at a premium price"

salvage collapse: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire; the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction; property or goods saved from damage or destruction; collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"; save from ruin, destruction, or harm

gap collapse: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"; a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"; a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations; make an opening or gap in

cleft collapse: a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin); having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib

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