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US
/ˈbæŋkɹəpt/
]
[ UK /bˈæŋkɹʌpt/ ]
[ UK /bˈæŋkɹʌpt/ ]
NOUN
- someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
ADJECTIVE
-
financially ruined
a bankrupt company
the company went belly-up
VERB
-
reduce to bankruptcy
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
The slump in the financial markets smashed him
How To Use bankrupt In A Sentence
- This, coupled with a lack of accounting controls, led the district into bankruptcy.
- Mum has been a lot more cheerful since Quigley was declared bankrupt, insane and guilty of fraud.
- The healthy but lazy who claim incapacity benefit are just as morally bankrupt as those benefiting from offshore tax havens. Times, Sunday Times
- His bankruptcy or winding-up usually abrogates the agreement, and may restore to the bank its right to combine the accounts without notice.
- What a truly American story, as Elizabeth went on to become a Harvard Law Professor and expert on finance and bankruptcy law, writing and coauthoring 4 books on finance. Pearl Korn: Lessons Learned From The Appointment Of Elizabeth Warren
- There is increased speculation this could be done through bankruptcy or a reorganization under bankruptcy protection.
- Credit-carddebt. com provides insight on the future of bankruptcy and a popular bankruptcy alternative. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
- One day our political parties may demand public money to rescue them from bankruptcy. The Sun
- He told us point - blank that his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- Does she buy into the idea that those born with a silver spoon are morally bankrupt? Times, Sunday Times