going concern
noun
: a business that is making a profit
They had a difficult start, but they've turned the restaurant into a going concern.
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New York — Investors are pretty confident that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, will still be a going concern in the year 2126.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Failure to line up financing would prevent Saks from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would give the company a chance to reorganize and potentially find a buyer willing to take on its business as a going concern.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Good to see the feud with Maddy is still a going concern.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Over the course of Lamborghini’s 60-plus years as a going concern, there have been just six models that (not counting the array of limited-run cars the company has become known for selling to the ultra-wealthy in the 21st Century) held the honor of serving as those company-defining icons.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The Dexter franchise is still a going concern, however, with a writers room for season two of Dexter: Resurrection set to begin work in the near future.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Is this version of Three Days Grace a going concern, then?
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
But because this is not solely within Kodak’s control, U.S. GAAP accounting rules required the addition of a line about its future as a going concern.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Failure to line up financing would prevent Saks from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would give the company a chance to reorganize and potentially find a buyer willing to take on its business as a going concern.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Good to see the feud with Maddy is still a going concern.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Over the course of Lamborghini’s 60-plus years as a going concern, there have been just six models that (not counting the array of limited-run cars the company has become known for selling to the ultra-wealthy in the 21st Century) held the honor of serving as those company-defining icons.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The Dexter franchise is still a going concern, however, with a writers room for season two of Dexter: Resurrection set to begin work in the near future.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Is this version of Three Days Grace a going concern, then?
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
But because this is not solely within Kodak’s control, U.S. GAAP accounting rules required the addition of a line about its future as a going concern.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Going concern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20concern. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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