Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zombie company

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: zom-bie -com-pa-ny
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A company that requires bailouts in order to operate, or an indebted company that is able to repay the interest on its debts but not repay the principal.

Example Sentences

"Mostly, though, the people in a zombie company will be blissfully unaware that they are in the middle of a major business disaster until after it has unfolded.·"
"Pure zombie companies satisfy all the criteria to be considered zombi companies after adjusting the ICR and CLR ratios for the connected legal entities' financial expenses and short-term financial liabilitites."

Inflected Forms

zombie companies (plural)

Phrases

zombie bank zombie economy corporate welfare

Frequently Paired Words

zombie bank zombie economy bailouts corporate welfare evergreening

Synonyms

zombie business

Questions

What does zombie company mean?: A company that requires bailouts in order to operate, or an indebted company that is able to repay the interest on its debts but not repay the principal.

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