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receivership: the office of a receiver; a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all; the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership"

failed collapse: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"

insolvent collapse: unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate"

go to pot collapse: become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured"

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"

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

bankrupt collapse: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"; reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

collapse collapse: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"; break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"; cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"; fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

crash collapse: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"; a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"; stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"; undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"; hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"; undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"; break violently or noisily; smash;; cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"; fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"; move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"; move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"; occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

bust collapse: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"; a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

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