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bankrupt.

In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt//ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt//ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹəpt//ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹʌpt/

  1. In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.

    usually
    a bankrupt merchant

  2. Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed.

    figuratively
    a morally bankrupt politician
    a creatively bankrupt endeavor
Where this word comes from

Partial calque of Italian bancarotta (literally “a broken bench”), from banca (“bank”, literally “bench”) + rotta (“broken, rupted”), which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken, signifying that the working moneylender was insolvent.

verb/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt//ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt//ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹəpt//ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹʌpt/

  1. To force into bankruptcy.

    transitive

  2. to get placed last in Tycoon with the bankruptcy rule

Where this word comes from

Partial calque of Italian bancarotta (literally “a broken bench”), from banca (“bank”, literally “bench”) + rotta (“broken, rupted”), which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken, signifying that the working moneylender was insolvent.

noun/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt//ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt//ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹəpt//ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹʌpt/

  1. One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.

  2. A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.

    UK · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Partial calque of Italian bancarotta (literally “a broken bench”), from banca (“bank”, literally “bench”) + rotta (“broken, rupted”), which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken, signifying that the working moneylender was insolvent.

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