Belly-up

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of belly up. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    financially ruined wordnet

Synonyms

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bankrupt

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"The newspaper said that XYZ oil company went belly-up today."

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