pleite gehen

Based on: pleite
Phrase
1.

to go bankrupt

(Colloquial version. The more "official" term is "bankrott", but "pleite" is also found in newspapers.)

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How many meanings does the German word 'pleite gehen' have?

pleite gehen has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to go bankrupt.

What is 'pleite gehen' related to?

The word 'pleite gehen' is related to pleite.

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