Meanings
nounEnron (plural Enrons)
plural Enrons
- The events that led up to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, or by extension any similar events.
In case you're wondering, we don't think TXU is another Enron in the making.
2002 March, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 56, number 31 more example
But the job has to be done because there are other Enrons out there in the corporate world with variations on the scheme to deceive and dupe the public...
2004, Ralph Nader, In pursuit of justice: collected writings 2000-2003, page 471
Origin
After Enron Corporation, major American energy company that collapsed in 2001 due to accounting fraud.
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