2
be taken to the cleaners(verb, break, drop, close, end)
2
become insolvent(verb, expression, break, drop, close)
2
bereave(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
2
bilk(verb, dodge, evade, duck, shirk)
2
blunder(noun, verb, fall, slip, failure)
2
break(noun, verb, drop, close, end)
2
close down(verb, expression, break, drop, close)
2
debit(noun, shortage, discrepancy, debt, shortfall)
2
decline(noun, verb, reject, fall, neglect)
2
defalcate(verb, break, drop, close, end)
2
defectiveness(loss, imperfection, inadequacy, deficit, underperformance)
2
deny(verb, reject, oppose, dislike, object)
2
disinherit(verb, drop, reject, dismiss, fail)
2
drop a bundle(expression, idiom, break, drop, close)
2
escape
2
evasion(noun, avoidance, nonpayment)
2
falling short(expression, idiom, shortcoming)
2
finish(verb, break, drop, close, end)
2
fold(verb, break, drop, close, end)
2
forfeit(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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