Enron

English

Etymology

After Enron Corporation, major American energy company that collapsed in 2001 due to accounting fraud.

Noun

Enron (plural Enrons)

1. The events that led up to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, or by extension any similar events.
   • 2002, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 56, number 3, March 2002)

     In case you're wondering, we don't think TXU is another Enron in the making.

   • 2004, Ralph Nader, In pursuit of justice: collected writings 2000-2003, page 471:

     But the job has to be done because there are other Enrons out there in the corporate world with variations on the scheme to deceive and dupe the public...

Anagrams

• Noren