bankrupt en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹʌpt/ æ-raising
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋk.ɹəpt/ æ-raising
- /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ without æ-raising
- /ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt/ without æ-raising
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(of a person, qualifier:company, usually) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
a bankrupt merchant
"How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly."
1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, page 141:
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(figuratively) Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed.
a morally bankrupt politician
O Julia! I am bankrupt in gratitude! but the time is ſo preſſing, it calls on you for ſo haſty a reſolution.
1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 80:a creatively bankrupt endeavor
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bankrupt | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bankrupt | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Descendants
Synonyms
poor as Job · bankrupt · almsless · feeling the pinch · lower-class · destitute · broken · stone-broke · empty-handed · possessionless · disadvantaged · impoverished · down on one's luck · poor as a church mouse · needy · skint · necessitous · stuck · flat · beggared · down on one's uppers · strapped · unwealthy · boracic · hard up · moneyless · threadbare · groatless · in need · stony-broke · broke · poverty-ridden · arm · depauperate · penurious · farthingless · oofless · penniless · pauperized · shillingless · impecunious · poor · insolvent · pinched · poor as a rat · dirt poor · beggarly · broker than the Ten Commandments · indigent · badly off · down and out · pok kai · poverty-stricken · goodless · wealthless · down at heel
Translations (64)
ja 破綻した (having been legally declared insolvent) · ar مُفْلِس (having been legally declared insolvent) · fr failli (having been legally declared insolvent) · km ក្ស័យធន (having been legally declared insolvent) · fi vararikossa (having been legally declared insolvent) · tr batkın (having been legally declared insolvent) · he פּוֹשֵׁט רֶגֶל (having been legally declared insolvent) · mn дампуу (having been legally declared insolvent) · ro falit (having been legally declared insolvent) · hy սնանկ (having been legally declared insolvent) · pt falido (having been legally declared insolvent) · nl bankroet (having been legally declared insolvent) · ro mofluz (having been legally declared insolvent) · nb konkurs (having been legally declared insolvent) · uk банкру́т (having been legally declared insolvent) · is gjaldþrota (having been legally declared insolvent) · ms muflis (having been legally declared insolvent) · tl bangkarote (having been legally declared insolvent) · pt bancarrota (having been legally declared insolvent) · de bankrott (having been legally declared insolvent) · cy methdalwr (having been legally declared insolvent) · id bangkrut (having been legally declared insolvent) · nn konkurs (having been legally declared insolvent) · mi mone (having been legally declared insolvent) · da konkurs (having been legally declared insolvent) · ko 파산 (having been legally declared insolvent) · id pailit (having been legally declared insolvent) · mi pēkerapu (having been legally declared insolvent) · ro falimentar (having been legally declared insolvent) · pdt bankrott (having been legally declared insolvent) · es arruinado (having been legally declared insolvent) · sv bankrutt (having been legally declared insolvent) · hu tönkrement (having been legally declared insolvent) · nn busliten (having been legally declared insolvent) · ru обанкро́тившийся (having been legally declared insolvent) · ms bangkrap (having been legally declared insolvent) · nl failliet (having been legally declared insolvent) · da fallit (having been legally declared insolvent) · el χρεωκοπημένος (having been legally declared insolvent) · fi konkurssissa (having been legally declared insolvent) · ca arruïnat (having been legally declared insolvent) · nl in faling (having been legally declared insolvent) · fa ورشکسته (having been legally declared insolvent) · uk банкро́т (having been legally declared insolvent) · tr müflis (having been legally declared insolvent) · da bankerot (having been legally declared insolvent) · pa ਦਿਵਾਲ਼ੀਆ (having been legally declared insolvent) · ja 倒産した (having been legally declared insolvent) · bg банкрут (having been legally declared insolvent) · cmn 破產著 /破产着 (having been legally declared insolvent) · hu csődbe jutott (having been legally declared insolvent) · es quebrado (having been legally declared insolvent) · hi दिवालिया (having been legally declared insolvent) · fr en faillite (having been legally declared insolvent) · ja 破産した (having been legally declared insolvent) · it fallito (having been legally declared insolvent) · pl zbankrutowany (having been legally declared insolvent) · hi दिवलीया (having been legally declared insolvent) · eo bankrota (having been legally declared insolvent) · fi vararikkoinen (having been legally declared insolvent) · tl pagkalugi (having been legally declared insolvent) · vi phá sản (having been legally declared insolvent) · km ធនក្ស័យ (having been legally declared insolvent) · ota باتقین (having been legally declared insolvent)