A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
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Congress voted to ban onion trading in the U.S. decades ago, following a notorious market-manipulation scandal that bankrupted investors and farmers across the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The ill-fated wood-pellet trades that bankrupted Enviva during the sustainable-investing boom were made by executives hoping to trigger their own bonuses, according to creditors who are seeking more than $2 billion in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The amount in damages that creditors are seeking from former Enviva executives after a series of ill-fated wood-pellet trades bankrupted the green-energy giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
It bankrupted the director, and he abandoned Justin's mother Caroline, leaving her with all his debts.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It was how she spent her time, buying up as many folks as she could, and rumor was she damn near bankrupted her and the major doing it.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
