Meanings
nounphoenixism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set up another business.
Origin
From phoenix + -ism, after the mythological bird that is resurrected from its own ashes.
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phoenixism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoenixism
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“phoenixism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoenixism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phoenixism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoenixism.
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