bankruptcy

Definition

  • noun: the condition of being bankrupt
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'bankrupt'
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: bouncing check, breakage, breakdown

Examples

  • Critics view the decision as an example of moral/ethical 'bankruptcy' on the part of the administration.

  • The company 'filed for bankruptcy' [=officially asked to be legally recognized as bankrupt] in July.

  • He 'declared bankruptcy'. [=formally said that he was bankrupt in a legal document]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The same thing happened this morning with Skyfleet stock... ...or was supposed to. With their prototype destroyed, the company would be near bankruptcy. Instead, somebody lost over $ million betting the wrong way. You think it's this man Le Chiffre. Which would explain how he could (..)
    2006 Casino Royale