BANKRUPT


Meaning of BANKRUPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bæŋkrʌpt ]

( bankrupts, bankrupting, bankrupted)

1.

People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts. ( BUSINESS )

If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt...

He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.

= insolvent

ADJ

2.

To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt. ( BUSINESS )

The move to the market nearly bankrupted the firm and its director...

VERB : V n

3.

A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law. ( BUSINESS )

N-COUNT

4.

If you say that something is bankrupt , you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth.

He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.

ADJ [ emphasis ]

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