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bust-out
noun- a bankruptcy forced upon a business by organised crime, usually a lending enterprise owed money by the head of the business US, 1988
- In recent years, bankruptcy has become a major source of income for the underworld. New York hoodlums call it “bust-out;” in Chicago it is known as a “scam.” — Ovid Demaris, Captive City, p. 84, 1969
- He said he had a Jewish guy, we called him Billy, who was a genius at setting up a bust-out. — Vincent Teresa, My Life in the Mafia, p. 99, 1973
- Forced bankruptcy is the newest golden pot. In some cities it’s called scam and in some bust-out. — Robert Campbell, Juice, p. 238, 1988
- in a dice cheating scheme, the substitution of altered dice for the legitimate dice; the altered dice US, 1954
- Max smiled and whispered to me as he rattled them together, “Bust-outs,” meaning that nine out of ten times a seven would show up. — Harry Grey, The Hoods, p. 174, 1952
- It’s an honest game, no “bust-out or flats.” — Alson Smith, Syndicate City, p. 208, 1954
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