bankrupt

//ˈbæŋk.rʌpt//
B2Frequency Level 10Formal
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Adjective

bankruptCanonical form
1

Unable to pay debts; declared legally insolvent.

The company went bankrupt after years of financial losses.

2

Completely lacking in a particular quality or value.

The politician was morally bankrupt and had lost all public trust.

Noun

bankruptSingular
bankruptsPlural
1

A person who has been declared legally unable to pay their debts.

The court declared him a bankrupt after he failed to repay his loans.

Verb

1

To cause someone or something to become financially ruined.

The failed investment bankrupted the company.

Synonym

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