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bankrupt
[ bangk-ruhpt, -ruhpt ]
/ ËbĂŠĆk rÊpt, -rÉpt /
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noun
Law. 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.
any insolvent debtor; a person unable to satisfy any just claims made upon them.
a person who is lacking in a particular thing or quality: a moral bankrupt.
adjective
verb (used with object)
to make insolvent: His embezzlement bankrupted the company.
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Origin of bankrupt
First recorded in 1525â35; from Medieval Latin banca rupta âbank brokenâ; replacing adaptations of Italian banca rota and French banqueroute in same sense
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British Dictionary definitions for bankrupt
bankrupt
/ (ËbĂŠĆkrÊpt, -rÉpt) /
noun
adjective
verb
(tr) to make bankrupt
Word Origin for bankrupt
C16: from Old French banqueroute, from Old Italian bancarotta, from banca bank 1 + rotta broken, from Latin ruptus, from rumpere to break
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