The owners of the failing store hoped that the huge sale would bring in enough cash to forestall bankruptcy.
Context Clues:
1. Failing store is bad
2. Having a sale raises money
3. could mean stop
Forestall
verb (used with object)
1.
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
2.
to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate.
3.
to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold.
4.
to prevent sales at (a fair, market, etc.) by buying up or diverting goods.
"Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action."
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