collapse
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▪ I. collapse col‧lapse 1 [kəˈlæps] verb [intransitive]
if a company, organization, or system collapses, it suddenly fails or becomes too weak to continue:
• We did not want existing company pension schemes to collapse.
[m0] ▪ II. collapse collapse 2 noun [countable, uncountable]
when a company, organization, or system suddenly fails or becomes too weak to continue:
• The province has become sadly familiar with news of redundancies and company collapses.
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collapse UK US /kəˈlæps/ verb [I]
► the system/economy/government, etc. collapses »
Without computers the whole economic system would collapse.
a company/bank/industry, etc. collapses »
The bank collapsed after an alleged massive fraud.
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talks/negotiations collapse
► FINANCE prices/shares collapse »
Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading.
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Construction jobs were lost as the property market collapsed.
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collapse UK US /kəˈlæps/ noun [C or U]
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A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses.
on the brink/verge of collapse »
Negotiations between the two companies are on the brink of collapse
► FINANCE »
the collapse of the American real estate market
a price/market collapse »
Did options accelerate the oil price collapse?
Financial and business terms.
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Collapse — Col*lapse , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Collapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collapsing}] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.] 1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collapse — Pays d’origine France Genre musical Metal industriel Années d activité 1994 – Aujourd hui Labels … Wikipédia en Français
collapse — ● collapse nom masculin (anglais collapse, affaissement) Dommage susceptible de survenir au cours du séchage artificiel du bois, se traduisant par des affaissements et des déformations internes … Encyclopédie Universelle
collapse — [n] downfall, breakdown bankruptcy, basket case*, cataclysm, catastrophe, cave in, conk out*, crackup*, crash, debacle, destruction, disintegration, disorganization, disruption, exhaustion, failure, faint, flop, prostration, ruination, ruining,… … New thesaurus
collapse — [kə laps′] vi. collapsed, collapsing [< L collapsus, pp. of collabi < com , together + labi, to fall: see LAP1] 1. to fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly 2. to break down… … English World dictionary
Collapse — Col*lapse , n. 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collapse — index catastrophe, debacle, decline, defeat, destruction, deteriorate, detriment, disaster, disease … Law dictionary
collapse — (v.) 1732, from L. collapsus, pp. of collabi fall together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + labi to fall, slip (see LAPSE (Cf. lapse)). The adj. collapsed is attested from c.1600, from L. collapsus, and perhaps this suggested a verb. R … Etymology dictionary
collapse — ► VERB 1) suddenly fall down or give way. 2) (of a person) fall down as a result of physical breakdown. 3) fail suddenly and completely. ► NOUN 1) an instance of a structure collapsing. 2) a sudden failure or breakdown. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
