Definition of go bust

go bust

• to go bankrupt.

                                                                                                                                    
  
  Citation from "Scottish record broken as 933 businesses go bust", Scotsman, Jeff Salway, 07 August 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                        
  
  Citation from "Personal insolvency at new record", BBC News, Friday, 7 August 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 07 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 07 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'bust':
bust	Definitions include: an event with a displeasing outcome.
bust a b*tch	Definitions include: to perform a u-turn in a vehicle.
bust a cap	Definitions include: to fire a bullet; "shoot".
bust a dook	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
bust a funny	Definitions include: to make a joke
bust a groove	Definitions include: to dance.
bust a grub	Definitions include: to eat.
bust a grumpie	Definitions include: misspelling / spelling variant of bust a grumpy.
bust a grumpy	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
bust a gut	Definitions include: in the UK, the equivalent of the American bust a nut.
bust a load	Definitions include: to ejaculate.
bust a move	Definitions include: to dance.
bust a nugget	Definitions include: to defecate.
bust a nut	Definitions include: to work hard.
bust a nutt	Definitions include: spelling variant of bust a nut, which means to ejaculate.
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Other terms relating to 'go':
all systems go	Definitions include: completely ready.
BFFWEOAGSA	Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot".
carry go	Definitions include: used to tell someone to stop messing with people.
fired up and ready to go	Definitions include: excited and ready to start.
from the get-go	Definitions include: from the beginning.
G2G	Definitions include: acronym for "got to go".
GAFK	Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
gazenta	Definitions include: "goes in to".
get-go	Definitions include: the beginning.
get (one) going	Definitions include: to get a person excited.
get (one's) gams going	Definitions include: to move one's legs.
GFU	Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
GFY	Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
GFYS	Definitions include: acronym of "go fuck yourself."
GG	Definitions include: acronym for "good game."
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