"going concern" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: going concerns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} going concern (plural going concerns)
  1. (business, finance, accounting) A successfully operating enterprise. Translations (working business): 持續經營 /持续经营 (Chinese Mandarin), toimiva yritys (Finnish), continuité d’exploitation [feminine] (French), Fortführungsprinzip [neuter] (German), firmă prosperă [feminine] (Romanian), firmă activă [feminine] (Romanian), empresa en marcha [feminine] (Spanish), empresa en funcionamiento [feminine] (Spanish), negocio en marcha (Spanish), empresa en actividad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-going_concern-en-noun-5N0DX79h Categories (other): Accounting, Business, Finance Topics: accounting, business, finance Disambiguation of 'working business': 100 0
  2. (by extension) A person who is active, thriving, energetic, and highly successful in their endeavors. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-going_concern-en-noun-JGdkufeN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92

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