bankrupt in English

adjective

1

(of a person or organization) declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.

the company was declared bankrupt

synonyms: insolvent, failed, ruined, in debt, owing money, in the red, in arrears, overleveraged, in receivership, bust, belly up, broke, cash-strapped, flat broke

2

completely lacking in a particular quality or value.

their cause is morally bankrupt

synonyms: bereft of, devoid of, empty of, destitute of, completely lacking in, without, in need of, wanting

noun

1

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

But we will provide more effective protection against the small minority of bankrupts who abuse their creditors and the public.

verb

1

reduce (a person or organization) to bankruptcy.

the strike nearly bankrupted the union

synonyms: ruin, impoverish, reduce to penury/destitution, bring to ruin, bring someone to their knees, wipe out, break, beggar, pauperize

adjective

• insolvent, failed, ruined, in debt, owing money, in the red, in arrears, overleveraged, in receivership, bust, belly up, broke, cash-strapped, flat broke
• bereft of, devoid of, empty of, destitute of, completely lacking in, without, in need of, wanting

noun

• insolvent

verb

• ruin, impoverish, reduce to penury/destitution, bring to ruin, bring someone to their knees, wipe out, break, beggar, pauperize
• ruin, smash, break

Use "bankrupt" in a sentence

1. Bankrupt Bankrupt 2 noun [countable] LAW someone judged to be unable to pay their debts by a court of law, and whose financial affairs are handled by a court official until the debts are settled → certificated Bankrupt → discharged Bankrupt → undischarged Bankrupt Bankrupt

2. Many railroads went bankrupt.

3. and may go bankrupt.

4. Synonym Discussion of Bankrupt.

5. And now I'm bankrupt.

6. The company went bankrupt soon.

7. The company was Adjudged bankrupt

8. A bankrupt firm is not solvent.

9. Bankrupt definition: People or organizations that go Bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts

10. In 1869, Tunisia declared itself bankrupt.

11. (This hotel went bankrupt in 1989.)

12. They went bankrupt in 19

13. The company was adjudged bankrupt.

14. The court adjudicated the company bankrupt.

15. The company went bankrupt last year.

16. Clarion Press has been declared bankrupt.

17. As a result, he went bankrupt soon.

18. How to use Bankrupt in a sentence

19. He was bankrupt, discouraged, and worn out."

20. Many small businesses have gone bankrupt recently.

21. 12 Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.

22. Amalgamation was the only alternative to going bankrupt.

23. Firms are going bankrupt all over the place.

24. The "Bald and Bankrupt" Logo

25. To put it in a nutshell, we're bankrupt.

26. In 2010, 3% of all household were bankrupt.

27. Seventeen years of war left the country bankrupt.

28. "Bankrupt" includes bankrupt under the Federal Bankruptcy Act or insolvent under any state insolvent act. "Conveyance" includes every assignment, lease, mortgage, or encumbrance.

29. My husband used to call me a bankrupt sister.

30. And my poor family, I've got them near bankrupt.

31. He went bankrupt after only a year in business.

32. I could bankrupt the airline in about four bites.

33. He seemed to be bankrupt of hope and confidence.

34. He was declared bankrupt in the High Court yesterday.

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36. Our family went bankrupt in the financial crisis.

37. Florida law prohibits punitive damages that bankrupt companies.

38. Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt.

39. The company went bankrupt because of its poor management.

40. Put simply, we accept their offer or go bankrupt.

41. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.

42. The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court.

43. Only a bankrupt would sell his services that way.

44. " Broken, Bankrupt, and Dying is a tour de force

45. His archaic anti-Western policies were bankrupt, he now realized.

46. Many small businesses will go bankrupt unless interest rates fall.

47. 1 It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.

48. The firm went bankrupt before the building work was completed.

49. He was a bankrupt businessman who kidnapped his partner's daughter.

50. He was declared Bankrupt at London’s High Court yesterday