bankrupt
[ bangk-ruhpt, -ruhpt ]
/ ˈbæŋk rʌpt, -rəpt /
noun
Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
any insolvent debtor; a person unable to satisfy any just claims made upon him or her.
a person who is lacking in a particular thing or quality: a moral bankrupt.
adjective
verb (used with object)
to make bankrupt: His embezzlement bankrupted the company.
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Nearby words
banking principle, bankit, banknote, bankroll, bankroller, bankrupt, bankrupt worm, bankruptcy, bankruptcy order, banks, banks island
Origin of bankrupt
1525–35; < Medieval Latin banca rupta bank broken; replacing adaptations of Italian banca rota and French banqueroute in same sense
Related forms
pseu·do·bank·rupt, adjectivequa·si-bank·rupt, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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bankrupt
/ (ˈbæŋkrʌpt, -rəpt) /
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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