abbr.
Maximum time to belly-up; the maximum number of days, weeks, or months that a company is expected to survive.
Example Citation:
"Investors keep track of how much money their portfolio companies have on hand, and how long they can survive without an additional infusion. This is the MTBU — 'maximum time to belly-up.'"
—Scott Kirsner, "Downturn Dictionary," The Boston Globe, November 12, 2001
—Scott Kirsner, "Downturn Dictionary," The Boston Globe, November 12, 2001
Notes:
Today's term has a whiff of the "stunt word" taint to it, and I normally avoid such terms. (A stunt word is word coined just to show off or attract attention.) However, it also kept whispering "Post me! Post me!", so I offer it to you today so I can get some peace and quiet.
I originally thought that MTBU was used only in the context of companies that were running out of money but, as the earliest citation shows, it also works in other situations:
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