Sekirov Dictionary

bankrupt

/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/

adjective 2
noun 2
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 2

adjective2

•
In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
- "How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." — 1926
•
(figurative) Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed.
- O Julia! I am bankrupt in gratitude! but the time is so pressing, it calls on you for so hasty a resolution. — 1775

noun2

One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.
(UK, no longer used) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.

verb2

To force into bankruptcy.
to get placed last in Tycoon with the bankruptcy rule

forms

bankrupted · bankrupting · bankrupts · more bankrupt · most bankrupt

Phrases with bankrupt

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