Usually means: Failed; went bankrupt or defunct.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word belly-up:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. belly-up: Merriam-Webster
  2. belly-up: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. belly-up, belly-up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. belly-up: Vocabulary.com
  5. Belly-Up, belly-up: Wordnik
  6. belly-up: Wiktionary
  7. belly-up: Dictionary.com
  8. belly-up: FreeDictionary.org
  9. belly-up: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. belly-up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. belly-up: Encyclopedia

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. belly-up: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. Belly-up: Urban Dictionary

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adjective:  Alternative spelling of belly up [(idiomatic) Dead or defunct.]

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