bankruptcy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/ US, Canada, æ-raising
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋk.ɹəp(t).si/ US, Canada, æ-raising
- /ˈbæŋ.kɹɐ̞p(t).si/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbæŋk.ɹəp(t).si/ (General-American) without æ-raising
- /ˈbæŋ.kɹä̝p(t).si/ (Australia)
- /ˈbæŋ.kɹʌp(t).si/ (UK)
- /ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/ (General-American) without æ-raising
Etymology
From bankrupt + -cy, replacing earlier bankruptship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
He declared that these drastic steps would undoubtedly inconvenience a good many people, but the alternative was bankruptcy of the Ulster Transport Authority and the breakdown of public transport services.
1956 May, “Transport in Ulster”, in Railway Magazine, page 279:[T]he form of and redress for defamation are, for the most part, gendered. Imputations of bankruptcy, for example, which could have damaged a merchant and thus were actionable for a man, would probably have had little effect if directed toward a woman. In contrast, allegations of whoredom—which, while occasionally leveled at men, were not usually thought to injure male reputations—were overwhelmingly cited by women in the slander suits they brought.
1994, M. Lindsey Kaplan, Katherine Eggert, ““Good queen, my lord, good queen” - Sexual Slander and the Trials of Female Authority in “The Winter's Tale””, in Renaissance Drama, volume 25, →DOI, page 89 of 89–118:The company ended up filing for bankruptcy.
- (countable, uncountable) A rule in Tycoon where if the top player does not get first place that round, they instantly get last place
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bankruptcies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prebankruptcy · email bankruptcy · postbankruptcy · bankruptcy order · pre-packaged bankruptcy · quick bankruptcy · bankr. · moral bankruptcy · nonbankruptcy
Relateds
receivership · insolvent · depression · financial crisis · economic downturn · recession · go broke · go bust · belly up · insolvency · go belly up · broke · bust
Translations (117)
eo bankroto (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fr faillite (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sk bankrot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sk konkurz (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pt bancarrota (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ar إِفْلَاس (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nn konkurs (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · el χρεωκοπία (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · da bankerot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fa ورشکستگی (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · cs konkurz (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · be банкро́цтва (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · es bancarrota (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · af insolvent (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nrf d'sastre (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · gl bancarrota (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · de Pleite (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · be банкру́цтва (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pl bankructwo (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pt falência (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · gl quebra (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · tr iflas (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pa ਦਿਵਾਲ਼ਾ (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · vi phá sản (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · uk банкро́тство (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · hi कंगाली (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nl bankroet (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · cs úpadek (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ga féimheacht (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sq falimentim (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · chr ᏗᎵᏍᏆᎳᏍᏗᏱ (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · id bangkrut (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · mi pēkerapu (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ky банкроттук (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · id kepailitan (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · mk банкро́т (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · hu csőd (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fi konkurssi (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · cy methdaliad (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · gd briseadh (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · km ធនក្ស័យ (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · id kebangkrutan (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · la dēcoctiō (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · hi दिवाला (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sh сте̏ча̄ј (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · af bankrot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · is gjaldþrot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · cmn 破產 /破产 (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · tl kiyebra (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · de Konkurs (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ur دیوالیہ پن (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ka ბანკროტობა (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pl plajta (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · lo ການລົ້ມລະລາຍ (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pl niewypłacalność (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · it bancarotta (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · oc bancarota (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · he פְּשִׁיטַת־רֶגֶל (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sk úpadok (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fr banqueroute (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · da betalingsstandsning (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · bn দেউলিয়া (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · uz bankrotlik (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · hi दिवालियापन (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · uk банкру́тство (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · kk банкроттық (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · lt bankrotas (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nl surseance van betaling (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ca fallida (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · cs bankrot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ro faliment (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nb konkurs (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · da konkurs (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ja 破産 (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · eu porrot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · af bankrotskap (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · te దివాళా తీయు (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · bg фали́т (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · bg несъстоя́телност (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ru несостоя́тельность (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · es quiebra (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · et pankrot (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · tg шикаст (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nl failliet (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · de Bankrott (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · lad falimento (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · hy սնանկություն (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · io bankroto (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · bg банкру́т (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · da fallit (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ko 파산 (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · mi pēkeraputanga (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · pl upadłość (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · el πτώχευση (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nl faillissement (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sv konkurs (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nl faling (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sw ufilisi (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fur faliment (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · es falencia (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · yi באַנקראָטירונג (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sl stečaj (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · sh stȅčāj (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · lv bankrots (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · gl creba (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ja 倒産 (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · nrf banqueroute (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ota افلاس (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · oc falhida (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fur bancjerote (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · th การล้มละลาย (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ru банкро́тство (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · kw bankskwattyans (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · my ဒေဝါလီခံခြင်း (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · fi vararikko (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ms kemuflisan (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) · ja 破綻 (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency)