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failing business
[/ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈbɪznəs/]
noun
pl: failing businesses
negócio em falência
1.
A commercial enterprise that is experiencing financial difficulties and is approaching bankruptcy or closure
The failing business needed immediate intervention to avoid complete collapse.
O negócio em falência precisava de intervenção imediata para evitar colapso total.
2.
A company whose operations are deteriorating and revenue is declining
Several employees left the failing business before it shut down.
Vários funcionários deixaram o negócio em declínio antes de seu fechamento.
NYC Slang
going under
Synonyms
struggling business
troubled company
insolvent enterprise
bankrupt business
declining business
Antonyms
thriving business
successful company
profitable enterprise
booming business
solvent company
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
negócio em falência
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
empresa falida
Alternative formal term used in legal and business contexts
Portugal
negócio em insolvência
Preferred term in European Portuguese business language
Brazil
empresa quebrada
Informal colloquial term, less formal than other options
Related Idioms & Phrases
on the rocks
down and out
in the red
going belly up
hit hard times
on thin ice
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