brink of bankruptcy

collocation in English

meaningsofbrinkandbankruptcy

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brink
noun[S]
uk
/brɪŋk/us
/brɪŋk/
the point where a new or different situation is about ...
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bankruptcy
noun
uk
/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/us
/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/
a situation in which a business or a person ...
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(Definition ofbrinkandbankruptcyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrink of bankruptcy

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Some of the firms that were on thebrinkofbankruptcywill default and leave the market, and the surviving firms will curtail investment and production.
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The harbour workers and ancillary staff who rely on the white fish fleet for a living are now teetering on thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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Will it be that the country is again on thebrinkofbankruptcy?
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The crisis in the dairy industry has brought numerous farmers to thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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Many more farmers are on thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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Is he aware that many dairy farmers are on thebrinkofbankruptcybecause of the problem?
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He said that every city is on thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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We cannot deal with the problem only when ports are on thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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The owners are selling them, not because they are profitable, but because they are on thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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To-day appeals are coming in all the time from these men, who are on thebrinkofbankruptcy, and something needs to be done quickly.
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We are not a nation which is tottering on thebrinkofbankruptcythrough sheer incompetence.
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This tax in its unamended form is a positive obstacle to us giving that heave which can secure us affluence and take us back from thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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I am extremely thankful that after being on thebrinkofbankruptcy18 months ago we are to-day in a position to find another £500,000 to help the most deserving areas.
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The tradesmen in the big cities cannot meet their accounts, and, with the middle classes, are being so badly hit that every city is on thebrinkofbankruptcyto-day.
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On thebrinkofbankruptcy, the board was forced to close the broadcast programs in 1992.
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The economic slowdown in 2001 and a series of management missteps brought the company to thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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River floods in 1869 and 1870 took him to thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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The diminishing crowd numbers and player payments meant the club was on thebrinkofbankruptcy.
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