bankruptcy
/ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/noun3 syllables
Bankruptcy means: inability to discharge all your debts as they come due.
Synonyms for bankruptcy1
noun, as in inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
What does bankruptcy mean?3
noun
1
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due“the company had to declare bankruptcy”
2
a state of complete lack of some abstract property“spiritual bankruptcy”
3
a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Bankruptcy in a sentence
- As a matter of fact, bankruptcy is inevitable.CM
- After his bankruptcy, he wasn't able to get back on his feet._undertoad
- Because of his maladministration, his company was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.patgfisher
- There's a rumor in the air that the firm is going into bankruptcy.CM
- There's another rumor in the air that the firm is going into bankruptcy.CM
- The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.CM
- The company was on the verge of bankruptcy.Hybrid
- The company is on the edge of bankruptcy.frpzzd
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of bankruptcy
as a noun
- plural
- bankruptcies