phoenixism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set up another business.

Word forms

phoenixism

Etymology

From phoenix + -ism, after the mythological bird that is resurrected from its own ashes.

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