file for bankruptcy
idiom
: to officially ask to be legally recognized as bankrupt
The company filed for bankruptcy in July.
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Courts look unfavorably on people who receive assets and then immediately file for bankruptcy protection, after all, and doing so could lead to your bankruptcy being denied altogether.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Smaller designers that are owed money by Saks Global are already cutting bonuses for their employees, laying off workers or, in the extreme, preparing to file for bankruptcy themselves, according to sources.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
There’s been victims who had to file for bankruptcy.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
My agenda is making sure that these farmers and ranchers are not having to file for bankruptcy.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Smaller designers that are owed money by Saks Global are already cutting bonuses for their employees, laying off workers or, in the extreme, preparing to file for bankruptcy themselves, according to sources.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
There’s been victims who had to file for bankruptcy.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
My agenda is making sure that these farmers and ranchers are not having to file for bankruptcy.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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“File for bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%20for%20bankruptcy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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