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

  • (..) Punch me, I bleed. I have to go. I'm getting married in a church. You are different. Dear, we agreed to put on a wedding, not go into bankruptcy. Caviar? What, are we inviting the czar? Get some cheese and crackers, some of those little cocktail weenies. I got a garbage man here says he's (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2