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- Dictionarybankrupt/ˈbaŋkrʌpt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or organization) declared in law as unable to pay their debts: "his father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home" Similar Opposite
- 2. completely lacking in a particular good quality: "their cause is morally bankrupt" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person judged by a court to be insolvent, whose property is taken and disposed of for the benefit of their creditors.
verb
- 1. reduce (a person or organization) to bankruptcy: "the strike nearly bankrupted the union"
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- English (US)
BANKRUPT meaning: 1. unable to pay what you owe, and having...
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bankrupt definicja: 1. unable to pay what you owe, and...
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BANKRUPT translate: ล้มละลาย, บุคคลล้มละลาย, ทำให้ล้มละลาย....
- English (US)
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n. 1. (Law) a person adjudged insolvent by a court, his or her property being transferred to a trustee and administered for the benefit of his creditors. 2. (Banking & Finance) any person unable to discharge all his or her debts.
Bankrupt definition: a person who upon their own petition or that of their creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among their creditors under a bankruptcy law.. See examples of BANKRUPT used in a sentence.
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You might not have any money in your pocket, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you are bankrupt. It takes a legal proceeding for the courts to declare a person bankrupt — or officially unable to pay his debts.
