bankruptcy

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bankruptcy

/ˈbæŋ.kɹʌp(t).si/ UK
/ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/ US
/ˈbæŋk.ɹəp(t).si/ US
/ˈbeɪ̯ŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/
/ˈbɛ̃ŋk.ɹəp(t).si/
/ˈbæŋ.kɹɐ̞p(t).si/ Australia
/ˈbæŋ.kɹä̝p(t).si/ Australia

Where it comes from

From bankrupt + -cy, replacing earlier bankruptship.

noun bankruptcies

countable, uncountable A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization. The company ended up filing for bankruptcy.
countable, uncountable A rule in Tycoon where if the top player does not get first place that round, they instantly get last place

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: insolvency, liquidation, trustee, receivership, business, estate, demise, superintendent, assignment, verge, bia, continued, bankrupt, default, decline, bust

Translations

Every language

noun legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency

Español	bancarrota, quiebra, falencia
한국어	파산 pasan
日本語	破産 hasan, 破綻 hatan, 倒産 tōsan
中文	破產 /破产 pòchǎn
हिन्दी	दिवाला divālā, दिवालियापन divāliyāpan, कंगाली kaṅgālī
Kiswahili	ufilisi
Português	falência, bancarrota
Français	faillite, banqueroute
Deutsch	Bankrott, Pleite, Konkurs
Italiano	bancarotta
Ελληνικά	πτώχευση ptóchefsi, χρεωκοπία chreokopía
Română	faliment
Русский	банкро́тство bankrótstvo, несостоя́тельность nesostojátelʹnostʹ
Tiếng Việt	phá sản
العربية	إِفْلَاس ʔiflās
עברית	פְּשִׁיטַת־רֶגֶל pshitat-régel

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"bankruptcy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bankruptcy.

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@misc{bankruptcy_2026,
  title = {bankruptcy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bankruptcy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}