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Bankrupt Common

Bankrupt has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

"After years of overspending, the small business owner found himself completely bankrupt and unable to pay a single creditor."

2

One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.

"After losing their entire investment in the startup, John was left completely bankrupt and could not cover even basic living expenses."

Verb
1

reduce to bankruptcy

"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"

"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

2

To force into bankruptcy.

"The massive lawsuit effectively bankrupted the struggling family business within months."

Adjective
1

financially ruined

"a bankrupt company"

"the company went belly-up"

2

In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.

"After losing his entire investment portfolio, the once-successful entrepreneur was forced to declare himself bankrupt and sell off all his assets just to cover the basic living expenses for his family."

Example Sentences
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!" verb
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him" verb
"a bankrupt company" adjective
"the company went belly-up" adjective
See Also
bankruptcy go bankrupt bankruptee debt insolvent bankrupts bankruptest adjudication
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
failure impoverish

Origin

The word bankrupt comes from the Italian bancarotta, which literally means "a broken bench." This term originally described a moneylender who had become insolvent and closed their business by smashing their counting table.

Rhyming Words
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