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Belly Up

Informal; relating to a bankrupt or failed company or project. The term is also used with reference to financial institutions shut down by regulators due to insolvency. See also: Bankruptcy.

belly up

Of, relating to, or being in bankruptcy. —Used of a firm.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott. Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.

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