🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

倒産した

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tōsan shita

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Out-of-business/ˌaʊt.əvˈbɪz.nɪs/
adjectiveidiomCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"そのお店は昨年倒産しました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    No longer operating as a commercial enterprise; closed permanently due to failure, bankruptcy, or retirement.

    "The local bookstore went out-of-business after serving the community for thirty years."
  2. 2

    Figuratively, no longer functioning, available, or operative in a given capacity.

    "After the server crash, our customer support department was temporarily out-of-business."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the prepositional phrase 'out of' with the noun 'business', tracing back to early Modern English usages of 'business' denoting commercial trade or occupation. By the late 19th century, the phrasal adjective solidified to describe commercial entities that have permanently ceased operations and closed their doors.

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