Chevron Concludes Sale Of Geothermal Operations In Indonesia. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries have completed the sale of Chevron's geothermal business in Indonesia to Star Energy Consortium.
Definition of failure for Students. 1  1 : a lack of success The experiment resulted in failure. 2  2 : the act of neglecting or forgetting to do or perform I was disappointed by his failure to keep a promise. 3  3 : an instance of not working properly power failure a failure of memory. 4  4 : a loss of the ability to work normally heart failure.
If someone is unsuccessful in an exam, you say that they fail it. He failed the entrance exam. I passed the written part but then failed the oral section hopelessly. You also say that someone passes in or fails in a particular subject.