adj relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.
2. bankrupt ·vt to make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
3. bankrupt ·noun a trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
4. bankrupt ·adj destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
5. bankrupt ·adj depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.
6. bankrupt ·adj being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.
7. bankrupt ·noun a trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.
8. bankrupt ·noun a person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.