B2adjective · rare

bankrupt

bank·rupt

bankrupt · more bankrupt · most bankrupt

банкрут, банкрот

обанкротившийся

bankrott

In a condition of bankruptcyIn a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.

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/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/

» That company went bankrupt.

Diese Firma ging pleite. — Yorwba

Эта компания обанкротилась. — odexed

Ця компанія збанкрутіла. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(usually)In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
a bankrupt merchant
bankrott
обанкро́тившийсяobankrótivšijsja
банкру́тbankrút, банкро́тbankrót
(figuratively)Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed.
a morally bankrupt politician
a creatively bankrupt endeavor

More definitions

financially ruined

Examples

74 sentences

That company went bankrupt.
Ця компанія збанкрутіла. — deniko
ruЭта компания обанкротилась. — odexed
deDiese Firma ging pleite. — Yorwba
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The company went bankrupt.
Компанія збанкрутіла. — deniko
ruКомпания обанкротилась. — Tonari
deDas Unternehmen hat Bankrott gemacht. — MUIRIEL
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Tom killed himself after going bankrupt.
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It is true that he went bankrupt.
ruОн действительно разорился. — Hellerick
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The company Tom used to work for went bankrupt.
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Translations

9 languages

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having been legally declared insolvent:

Русский

By meaning 1

having been legally declared insolvent:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

having been legally declared insolvent:

Origin

Partial calque of Italian bancarotta (literally “a broken bench”), from banca (“bank”, lit

Partial calque of Italian bancarotta (literally “a broken bench”), from banca (“bank”, literally “bench”) + rotta (“broken, rupted”), which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken, signifying that the working moneylender was insolvent.

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