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   bank·rupt

   /ˈbaNGkrəpt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or organization) declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts: "his father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home" Similar insolventbankruptedfailedruinedwiped outgone underin debtowing moneyin the redin arrearsin administrationin receivershipinformal:bustbelly upgone to the wallon the rocksbrokeflat brokeinformal, dated:smashedinformal:skintstony brokecleaned outin Queer Streetinformal, dated:in Carey StreetOpposite solvent
   • ▪ impoverished or depleted: "a bankrupt country with no natural resources"
   • 2. completely lacking in a particular quality or value: "their cause is morally bankrupt" Similar completely lacking inwithoutbereft ofexhausted ofdevoid ofempty ofdepleted ofdestitute ofvacant ofbare ofdenuded ofdeprived ofin need ofwantinginformal:minussansOpposite teeming with

   noun

   • 1. a person judged by a court to be insolvent, whose property is taken and disposed of for the benefit of creditors.

   verb

   • 1. reduce (a person or organization) to bankruptcy: "the strike nearly bankrupted the union"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Italian banca rotta ‘broken bench’, from banca (see bank2) and rompere ‘to break’. The change in the ending was due to association with Latin rupt- ‘broken’.

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   The meaning of BANKRUPT is a debtor (such as an individual or an organization) whose property is subject to voluntary or involuntary administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors.

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   C1. unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts: He went bankrupt after only a year in business. The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt. informal. having no money:

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   n. 1. (Law) a person adjudged insolvent by a court, his or her property being transferred to a trustee and administered for the benefit of his creditors. 2. (Banking & Finance) any person unable to discharge all his or her debts.

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   Bankrupt definition: A person, business, or organization legally declared insolvent because of inability to pay debts.

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   May 24, 2024 · Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding carried out to free individuals or businesses from their debts. Creditors still have an opportunity for repayment with the bankruptcy...

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   A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law. [ business ] Synonyms: bankrupt person , debtor , insolvent More Synonyms of bankrupt

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   Definitions of bankrupt. adjective. financially ruined. “a bankrupt company” synonyms: belly-up. insolvent. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations. verb. reduce to bankruptcy. synonyms: break, ruin, smash. see more. noun. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts. synonyms: insolvent. see more. Pronunciation. US.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbankrupt adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   bankrupt (of something) (formal, disapproving) having absolutely nothing of any value. a government bankrupt of new ideas; a society that is morally bankrupt

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    bankrupt. / ˈbæŋkrʌpt; -rəpt / noun. a person adjudged insolvent by a court, his or her property being transferred to a trustee and administered for the benefit of his creditors. any person unable to discharge all his or her debts. a person whose resources in a certain field are exhausted or nonexistent. a spiritual bankrupt. adjective.

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    BANKRUPT meaning: 1 : unable to pay debts; 2 : used to say that someone or something completely lacks a good or desired quality.