going concern
noun
: a business that is making a profit
They had a difficult start, but they've turned the restaurant into a going concern.
Examples of going concern in a Sentence
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At the moment, a European NATO is not a going concern as a warfighting economy.
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Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024
The mission to counter ISIS remains a going concern, and if the United States is forced to leave Iraq, that effort could suffer a serious blow.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2020
Rite Aid’s restructuring plan calls for creditors to take over the struggling chain and exit bankruptcy protection as a going concern, according to court documents.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 June 2024
As a result substantial doubt exists about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Hong Kong’s financial-reporting watchdog has been investigating PwC since 2021, after the accounting firm failed to identify Evergrande’s inability to operate as a going concern.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
At the time, Canopy shares had fallen 78% for the year, and the company had acknowledged a going concern risk in its annual report.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Fisker needs cash Ultimately, Fisker is in desperate need of cash to continue as a going concern beyond 2024.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Mar. 2024
Diamond Sports Group has put together a plan to emerge from bankruptcy and remain a going concern, helped by a big new streaming deal with Amazon.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024
The mission to counter ISIS remains a going concern, and if the United States is forced to leave Iraq, that effort could suffer a serious blow.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2020
Rite Aid’s restructuring plan calls for creditors to take over the struggling chain and exit bankruptcy protection as a going concern, according to court documents.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 June 2024
As a result substantial doubt exists about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Hong Kong’s financial-reporting watchdog has been investigating PwC since 2021, after the accounting firm failed to identify Evergrande’s inability to operate as a going concern.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
At the time, Canopy shares had fallen 78% for the year, and the company had acknowledged a going concern risk in its annual report.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Fisker needs cash Ultimately, Fisker is in desperate need of cash to continue as a going concern beyond 2024.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Mar. 2024
Diamond Sports Group has put together a plan to emerge from bankruptcy and remain a going concern, helped by a big new streaming deal with Amazon.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Going concern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20concern. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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