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- [bangk-ruhpt, -ruh pt]
- /ˈbæŋk rʌpt, -rəpt/
- /ˈbæŋ.krʌpt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bangk-ruhpt, -ruh pt]
- /ˈbæŋk rʌpt, -rəpt/
Definitions of bankrupt word
- adjective bankrupt People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts. 3
- verb bankrupt To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt. 3
- countable noun bankrupt A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law. 3
- adjective bankrupt If you say that something is bankrupt, you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth. 3
- noun bankrupt a person adjudged insolvent by a court, his or her property being transferred to a trustee and administered for the benefit of his creditors 3
- noun bankrupt any person unable to discharge all his or her debts 3
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Origin of bankrupt
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Medieval Latin banca rupta bank broken; replacing adaptations of Italian banca rota and French banqueroute in same sense
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Parts of speech for Bankrupt
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bankrupt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bankrupt
adj bankrupt
- insolvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
noun bankrupt
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
- debtor — A debtor is a country, organization, or person who owes money.
- has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
adjective bankrupt
- penniless — without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- bust — a raid, search, or arrest by the police
verb bankrupt
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
Antonyms for bankrupt
adj bankrupt
- solvent — able to pay all just debts.
- wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- saved — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
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