bankrupt
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bankrupt
- /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/
- /ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt/
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹəpt/
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹʌpt/
Rhymes with -æŋkɹəpt, -æŋkɹʌpt
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more bankrupt · most bankrupt
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In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
a bankrupt merchant
Similar: almsless, arm, badly off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic, broke, broken, broker than the Ten Commandments, depauperate, destitute
- Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed. a morally bankrupt politician
verb bankrupts · bankrupting · bankrupted
- To force into bankruptcy. The cost of the Mendip line had, however, bankrupted the S.D.R. [Somerset & Dorset Railway], and it was leased to the two larger companies for 999 years in 1875, and named the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway.
- to get placed last in Tycoon with the bankruptcy rule
noun bankrupts
- One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.
- A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: insolvent, ruin, break, fail, dud, poverty-stricken, kaput, failed, failure, corrupted, penniless, unsuccessful, wreckage, unjustifiable, collapse, unsustainable
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adj having been legally declared insolvent
| Español | quebrado, arruinado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파산 pasan |
| 日本語 | 破産した hasan-shita, 倒産した tōsan-shita, 破綻した hatan-shita |
| 中文 | 破產著 /破产着 pòchǎnzhe |
| हिन्दी | दिवालिया divāliyā, दिवलीया divlīyā |
| Português | bancarrota, falido |
| Français | en faillite, failli |
| Deutsch | bankrott |
| Italiano | fallito |
| Ελληνικά | χρεωκοπημένος chreokopiménos |
| Română | falimentar, falit, mofluz |
| Русский | обанкро́тившийся obankrótivšijsja |
| Tiếng Việt | phá sản |
| العربية | مُفْلِس muflis |
| עברית | פּוֹשֵׁט רֶגֶל poshét régel |
verb force into bankruptcy
| 中文 | 破產 /破产 pòchǎn |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | in den Konkurs treiben |
| Italiano | fallire |
| Română | falimenta |
| Русский | банкро́тить bankrótitʹ, обанкро́тить obankrótitʹ, разоря́ть razorjátʹ, разори́ть razorítʹ |
noun insolvent person
| Italiano | bancarotta |
|---|---|
| Русский | банкро́т bankrót |
Talk about this word "bankrupt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bankrupt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bankrupt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bankrupt "bankrupt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bankrupt.Cite this
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title = {bankrupt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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