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bankruptcy

[bangk-ruhpt-see, -ruhp-see] Example Sentences Origin

bank·rupt·cy

[bangk-ruhpt-see, -ruhp-see]
noun, plural -cies.
1.
the state of being or becoming bankrupt.
2.
utter ruin, failure, depletion, or the like.

Origin:
1690–1700; bankrupt + -cy

pre·bank·rupt·cy, noun, plural -cies.
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Example Sentences
  • He neglects to mention that these biggest banks avoided bankruptcy due to taxpayer-funded bailouts.
  • Countries, unlike companies, cannot seek the protection of a bankruptcy court.
  • Long before the towers came tumbling down, the airline industry was on a power dive into bankruptcy.
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bankruptcy (ˈbæŋkrʌptsɪ, -rəptsɪ)
 
n , pl -cies
the state, condition, or quality of being or becoming bankrupt

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Word Origin & History

bankruptcy
1700, from bankrupt, "probably on the analogy of insolvency, but with -t erroneously retained in spelling, instead of being merged in the suffix ...." [OED].
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Cultural Dictionary

bankruptcy definition


Legally declared insolvency, or inability to pay creditors.

Note: If an individual or a corporation declares bankruptcy, a court will appoint an official to make an inventory of the individual's or corporation's assets and to establish a schedule by which creditors can be partially repaid what is owed them.
Note: An individual who is lacking a specific resource or quality is sometimes said to be bankrupt, as in intellectually bankrupt or morally bankrupt.
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