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 bankrupt bankrupt /ˈbæŋkrəpt/

adjective

  1. () Financially ruined  ( belly-up [Informal] , bankrupt )
    financially ruined
     A bankrupt company
    a bankrupt company
     The company went belly-up
    the company went belly-up

noun

  1. Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts  ( bankrupt , insolvent )
    someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

verb

  1. () Reduce to bankruptcy  ( break , ruin , smash , bankrupt )
    reduce to bankruptcy
     My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
    My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
     The slump in the financial markets smashed him
    The slump in the financial markets smashed him